Antoine Dupont Named 2022 Six Nations Rugby Player of.the year.

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France captain and scrum-half Antoine Dupont has been named the Guinness Six Nations player of the championship for a second time after picking up nearly 50 per cent of the votes from a shortlist that Ireland back row Josh van der Flier and French teammate Gregory Alldritt.

The three nominees for the 2022 player of the championship were decided by a representative panel of media covering this year’s tournament. The panel were looking for players that made an outstanding contribution to the championship, their team’s campaign, and individual performances across the five rounds of fixtures.

The shortlist was then put to a fan vote via Six Nations social and digital channels, with Dupont garnering nearly half of the votes. Having previously won the award in 2020, Dupont joins a privileged few to win the award more than once, with Scotland’s Stuart Hogg claiming the prize in 2016 and 2017 and Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll named player of the championship in 2006, 2007 and 2009.