Player of the tournament: Owen Farrell. Last year’s winner Stuart Hogg again provided the moments that remain seared in the brain but we should look to the champions on this occasion and their totem pole player was Owen Farrell.
Best try: Joint English winners. For setpiece perfection, Anthony Watson’s belter against Scotland – textbook lineout work, quick hands at half-back, a beautifully timed pass from Farrell, a superb step and outside swerve by Jonathan Joseph and a perfect supporting line from Watson. For drama and execution under pressure, it was England’s s...
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