The Telegraph have today named their all-time Six-Nations/Five-Nations XV and there's three Irish representatives. Brian O'Driscoll, Keith Wood and Willie John McBride are the Irish contingent with perhaps the biggest controversy being O'Driscoll's moved to inside centre to make room for Phillippe Sella at 13. Does that mean they're saying Sella is superior to O'Driscoll? We're not sure, but we won't get too upset about it.
We'd like to see Paul O'Connell in there beside Willie John McBride but we would say that. Unsurprisingly, the Telegraph have gone for Martin Johnson. You could also make a case that Ronan O'Gara's record points haul makes him a better option than Jonny Wilkinson if you're going purely off Six Nations, but we'll stay happy with our three representatives.
In terms of numbers, they've been quite fair. There's four English, four Welsh, three French, three Irish and one Scotsman.
All-Time Six Nations XV
15 - Serge Blanco (France)
14 - Gerald Davies (Wales)
13 - Phillippe Sella (France)
12 - Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
11 - David Duckham (England)
10 - Jonny Wilkinson (England)
9 - Gareth Edwards (Wales)
1 - Ian McLauchlan (Scotland)
2 - Keith Wood (Ireland)
3 - Graham Price (Wales)
4 - Willie John McBride (Ireland)
5 - Martin Johnson (England)
6 - Richard Hill (England)
7 - Jean-Pierre Rives (France)
8 - Mervyn Davies (Wales)
