FloRugby's Team Of The Week | Round 1 Of The 2025 Guinness Six Nations
FloRugby's Team Of The Week | Round 1 Of The 2025 Guinness Six Nations
The 2025 Guinness Six Nations kicked off with thrilling performances. Check out FloRugby’s Team of the Week, featuring the standout players from Round 1.
The opening round of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations delivered a thrilling showcase of talent, intensity and standout individual performances.
From dominant forward displays to electric backline execution, players across all teams put their hands up with immense contributions.
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The scrum battle proved crucial, with several frontrowers excelling, while back-row warriors put in tireless shifts.
Out wide, pace and power combined as clinical finishers left their mark.
As teams laid down early markers in their campaigns, this week’s best XV celebrates those who set the tone in a gripping start to the tournament.
Here’s FloRugby’s Six Nations Team of the Week:
1. Andrew Porter - Ireland
Hands down the toughest position to pick a clear player of the week, given every loosehead had a strong outing in Round 1.
Ireland’s Andrew Porter takes the title on account of his outlandish work rate during his 73-minute performance.
Locking down a 100%-win rate at scrum time, carrying nine times and making 17 tackles was one heck of a showing from the Leinster loosehead.
2. Dan Sheehan – Ireland
ACL injury? It ain’t nothing to the consensus best hooker in professional rugby.
Marking his return to test rugby in the same manner he did in club rugby a week ago, Sheehan scored yet another try in the green jersey.
Combining with Jack Conan and Jack Crowley, the Irish bench annihilated England’s hopes of a victory in Dublin.
3. Zander Fagerson – Scotland
With Tadhg Furlong still on the sidelines, the Scottish tighthead continues to put notches on the wall as the first choice for the Lions later this year.
Ending his day in second on the carry charts for Scotland with 16 and locking down a 100% scrum win rate, Fagerson once again was excellent for Gregor Townsends' side.
4. Maro Itoje – England
Perhaps somewhat controversial, given Alexandre Roumat was good for France, and Jonny Gray had a big game for Scotland.
England’s new captain led from the front as always, with a confrontational edge to his game, which set the tone for his side.
Dealing well with the match officials to go with his individual performance, which included 15 tackles and six line-out grabs,
Itoje takes the No. 4 shirt on our team.
5. Tadhg Beirne – Ireland
Go-go-gadget-man, Ireland’s irresistible lock did it again against England with a mighty showing.
Claiming a key turnover, making 14 tackles and finishing off a try, it was a case of a job well done for the Munster captain.
Perhaps most pleasing for him will be the return to form of the Irish line-out, which looked better than it has at any point over the past two years.
Yes, England’s back-row selection played a part in this success, but Beirne, in consultation with James Ryan and Ryan Baird, ruled the skies Saturday.
6. Sebastian Negri – Italy
Italy’s go-to carrier in the pack was everywhere, as his side mounted a methodical comeback at Murrayfield.
In the end, Italy slipped up at a few key junctures, but Negri had one of his finest showings in a little while.
Making 27 tackles - yes, you read that right - and carrying 10 times, Negri was central to everything positive Italy achieved.
7. Jac Morgan – Wales
Immense in an unwinnable situation, the Welsh skipper sent a reminder that for all of the negativity surrounding Welsh Rugby, they still have a few world-class players.
Combining with fellow backrower Tommy Reffell, one of the few positives from Wales’s shellacking in Paris was its breakdown work.
Making a combined 37 tackles (Morgan with 23) and 26 carries (Morgan with 15), the pair were the heartbeat for their team.
Such was his performance that he edges Rory Darge and Josh van der Flier, who both were exceptional for their sides.
8. Gregory Alldritt – France
Taking the crown ahead of Ireland’s captain, Caelan Doris, who once again was out of this world good.
The La Rochelle skipper had a return-to-form performance for Les Bleus, having come under threat of losing his spot in November.
Battering through Welsh defenders as his side’s top carrier with 18 for 64 meters, he also fronted up defensively, making 19 tackles with a turnover thrown in for good measure.
9. Antoine Dupont – France
Antoine Dupont takes the vote by a whisker ahead of Jamison Gibson-Park, due to the Irish scrumhalf’s slow start to his man-of-the-match performance in Dublin.
The French skipper is on another level to any other player in World Rugby at the moment.
If France wins this year’s Championship, it will be 100% down to his return to the side.
10. Jack Crowley – Ireland
Off the bench for Ireland and right into our starting team!
Yes, Sam Prendergast has gathered a lot of hype in recent months, but make no mistake, Munster fly-half Jack Crowley is a rock star in his own right.
Bringing a physical edge to Ireland’s confrontational gameplan, Crowley was the catalyst to getting the Irish backline humming when he came on.
Irish Rugby is in the unique situation of having two potential world beaters at fly-half, which should worry the rest of World Rugby.
11. James Lowe – Ireland
Mirroring Sheehan, James Lowe’s return to the pitch could not have been more seamless.
Topping the carry charts with 14 for 122 meters, five line-breaks, three defenders beaten and three try assists, he proved without a doubt he is the best-left wing in the Six Nations.
Swatting away Alex Mitchell and Tommy Freeman like they were U13 players, the Leinster wing was elite in Round 1.
12. Tomasso Menoncello – Italy
One of Italy’s growing list of young stars, the Benetton center put on a physical masterclass at Murrayfield in Round 1.
Making 10 carries for 64 meters, 16 tackles and two turnovers, Tomasso Menoncello has picked up right where he left off as last season’s Player of the Championship.
13. Huw Jones – Scotland
Netting a rare Six Nations hat trick, the Glasgow Warriors center reminded Scottish fans that although Sione Tuipulotu is unavailable, they still have a world-class operator in midfield.
Showing his cerebral attacking ability, Huw Jones always was in the right place at the right time before dazzling the Murrayfield crowd with his finishing ability.
Had it not been for his incredible showing, Italy’s Igancio Brex and Ireland’s Garry Ringrose would’ve been in the running for this position.
Speaking of Ringrose, this weekend’s showdown quite clearly is a direct shootout for the Lions’ starting 13 shirt.
14. Théo Attisogbé – France
How does French Rugby do it?
Fabian Galthie now has more insanely talented winger than Michael Phelps has Olympic medals!
Oh Damian Penaud is injured? No stress, let’s just slot in 20-year-old Théo Attisogbé. He probably is good for a few scores.
Bagging two tries, while making 53 meters from five carries, the youngster earmarked himself as a potential superstar by the time the 2027 Rugby World Cup rolls around.
Elsewhere, Darcy Graham had a worldly showing for Scotland against Italy with 11 defenders beaten.
15. Blair Kinghorn – Scotland
Blair ‘Airborn’ Kinghorn ruled the Edinburgh skies with an authority that led Italy to change its tactics, such as the little return it got from high kicks.
Since moving to Toulouse, the fullback has gone to another level as a stratospheric talent.
Reflecting his performance are stats that saw him top the carries made with 18 for 110 meters gained to go along with four defenders beaten and a try assist.
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