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2017 RBS 6 Nations: Pick Your Favourite Try!

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Fans can vote for the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Try of the Championship with eight players in contention including Player of the Championship Stuart Hogg.

Fans can vote for the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Try of the Championship with eight players in contention including Player of the Championship Stuart Hogg.

The Scotland full-back is up for his second try against Ireland in Round One, while England pair Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson are also in contention.

Welsh wing duo Liam Williams and George North have been nominated for tries against England and Ireland respectively, with Ireland’s Paddy Jackson, France’s Gaël Fickou and Italy’s Michele Campagnaro rounding out the nominations.

The vote will run until Sunday April 2 at 10pm so get voting!   Try A – Stuart Hogg v Ireland – Round One   Stuart Hogg had already scored the first try of the Championship as Scotland took on Ireland at BT Murrayfield and he followed it up with a fine finish on the left. Wide passes from Finn Russell and Huw Jones put Hogg into space and then with the threat of Sean Maitland outside him he was able to dummy and beat Rob Kearney to race away and score in the 27-22 victory.

Try B – Paddy Jackson v Scotland – Round One   Scotland dominated the first half against Ireland, leading 21-8 at the break but Ireland came back into it, with Paddy Jackson grabbing a crucial try as they edged into a one-point lead. It came after some good pressure and the fly-half then ran a brilliant line to slice through between Alex Dunbar and Josh Strauss and then reach over to dot down.

Try C – Liam Williams v England – Round Two   In Cardiff in Round Two, Wales put England under huge pressure in the first half and that was finally rewarded shortly before half-time with a great try from first phase. With a scrum to the left of the posts about 20 metres out Ross Moriarty picked from the base of a scrum, fed Rhys Webb outside him and the scrum-half then waited for Scott Williams’ dummy run to draw in defenders before sending Liam Williams through the gap for the simple finish.

Try D – Elliot Daly v Wales – Round Two   England’s unbeaten record was under threat in Cardiff as they trailed in the last ten minutes but they fought back for a last-gasp victory. George Ford collected Jonathan Davies’ clearing kick, spread the ball wide for Owen Farrell, who then delivered a perfect pass to put Elliot Daly into space. The Wasps flyer rounded Alex Cuthbert and went over in the left corner in the 21-16 success.

Try E – Michele Campagnaro v England – Round Three   In Round Three Italy led at half-time against England, only to concede two quick tries early in the second period. But they got back to within two points on the hour with a fine individual finish from centre Michele Campagnaro. The Exeter Chiefs centre looked to have nowhere to go when he received the ball on the right, but he broke the tackle of George Ford, stepped Mike Brown and then had the power and pace to get over the line for the try.

Try F – George North v Ireland – Round Four   Friday night rugby in Cardiff returned and Wales put on a show with a 22-9 success over Ireland. George North was at the heart of it, scoring a try in each half, with his first particularly eye-catching. From a lineout near halfway Sam Warburton claimed the ball, Ross Moriarty then peeled off the maul and fed Rhys Webb. The scrum-half delayed his pass before putting Scott Williams through, then got the ball back and spread it wide to Leigh Halfpenny. The full-back fed North in turn and the winger had the power to break two tackles and get over.

Try G – Gaël Fickou v Italy – Round Four   France found themselves behind early against Italy but hit back with a brilliant team try, finished by Gaël Fickou. Brice Dulin countered from his own 22, found Rémi Lamerat who then passed to Virimi Vakatawa on the scissors. The winger had skipper Guilhem Guirado in support and after he carried forwards the ball was quickly recycled to Camille Lopez. The fly-half stepped inside one tackle then found Fickou who showed his own quick feet and dummying skills to race over from the 22.

Try H – Anthony Watson v Scotland – Round Four   England had their best attacking performance of the Championship against Scotland, and after two Jonathan Joseph tries the centre turned creator for Bath teammate Anthony Watson. From a lineout just outside the 22, Courtney Lawes took the ball, delivered to Ben Youngs who then spread it to George Ford. Under pressure the fly-half found Owen Farrell who put Joseph through a gap, and then with just Tommy Seymour to beat, he fed Watson outside him for the score.

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