Wales lead Six Nations award shortlist

Wales have four players in the running for the Six Nations Player of the Tournament award.

Captain Sam Warburton, blindside flanker Dan Lydiate, winger Alex Cuthbert and scrum-half Mike Phillips are all up for the award.

Ireland, France, Scotland and Italy all have players in contention, but England are not represented on the list.

The shortlist:

Julien Malzieu (France) Yoann Maestri (France) Imanol Harinordoquy (France) Sergio Parisse (Italy) Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) Donnacha Ryan (Ireland) David Denton (Scotland) Ross Rennie (Scotland) Sam Warburton (Wales) Dan Lydiate (Wales) Alex Cuthbert (Wales) Mike Phillips (Wales)