Following the conclusion of the 2026 Six Nations, we are looking at every player’s performance across the Championship. Here’s how we rated Andy Farrell’s 35 Ireland charges.
Full-back (1 player)
Jamie Osborne (5 starts, 383 minutes): There was a media panic when it emerged at Ireland’s pre-tournament camp in Portugal that Hugo Keenan had again gone lame, but that anxiety was misplaced as Osborne once more showed he is a valuable alternative in the No.15 shirt. Became a more assured defensive presence the longer the tournament went on, despite copping a yellow away to England, and his strike rate of four tries was exemplary. 8
Wing (4 players)
Robert Baloucoune (4 starts, 305 mins): The first of the two Irish ‘getting…