Another gong for the Munster legend
After the dust settled on the Six Nations, the shortlist for the player of the tournament appeared on Monday. While Wales were hard done by, Ireland managed three names on the ballot, Conor Murray, Paul O’Connell and Robbie Henshaw.
The good news is that Paul O’Connell has won the title after a magnificent job leading Ireland to back-to-back championships.
O’Connell won the public vote (we wonder did our campaign help?) after a marvellous series of games.
Here are his tournament stats;
55 ball carries, 53 metres gained, two clean breaks, three turnovers won, 43 tackles made (11 missed), 14 lineouts won (2 missed), a single defender beaten and one offload.
He also got a crucial try against Scotland and only gave away one penalty all championship.
On the eye test he looked like a superstar and the numbers back it up.
Congrats Paulie….
UPDATE: The Six Nations have now released the details of the vote and O’Connell nabbed 26 per cent of the poll of 18,842 fans.
Second was another second row, Wales’ Alun-Wyn Jones while another Irish player, Robbie Henshaw, took third, just ahead of Dan Biggar.
They also have some quotes from the Munster man.
“I’m delighted to receive the RBS Player of the Championship Trophy. When you see the names that have gone before, you realise what a great honour it is. I’m very grateful for all the supporters who voted for me”.
