FloRugby's Guinness Six Nations Team Of The Week For Round 3
FloRugby's Guinness Six Nations Team Of The Week For Round 3
Here's the Guinness Six Nations Team of the Week for Round 3, as Ireland, Wales, France and Scotland stars headline a defining weekend of 2026 action.
Three rounds down, two to go.
Bringing to a close one of the most fascinating opening blocks of Six Nations action in recent memory, the 2026 Championship has reaffirmed why it is international rugby’s most exciting annual competition.
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Played out across three consecutive weekends, this season’s compact competition has the feeling of a far more suitable World Cup dry run than previous editions.
Testing squad depth, adaptability and big-game temperament, the 2026 Six Nations Championship shifted several pre-Round 1 narratives.
Taking into account who has been firing on all cylinders and who has not, here is our FloRugby Team of the Week for Round 3:
1. Rhys Carre – Wales
Totemic in his battle with one of the game’s elite tigthheads in Zander Fagerson, the Welsh loosehead not only handled the tight exchanges, he was immense in the loose.
Playing a key role in the Welsh attacking structure with 10 carries, one offload, one defender beaten and a try, the Saracens standout cemented himself as a cornerstone of Steve Tandy’s pack.
2. Dewi Lake – Wales
Coming in for some criticism through the opening two rounds, the Welsh skipper was everywhere in Round 3.
Making 17 carries, 11 tackles and beating two defenders was a dynamic all-court performance.
At set-piece, Lake ended with a 100% success rate and was rock-solid at scrum time.
3. Zander Fagerson – Scotland
As touched upon above, Fagerson’s battle with Carre was one for the scrummaging purists.
Around the park, the tighthead trailed only his backrow brother, Matt, for tackles made with 20, to go with his eight carries and huge breakdown impact.
4. Joe McCarthy – Ireland
Called out, and some may say backed into a corner, Ireland’s enforcer came out swinging.
Utterly dominating his English rivals, ‘Big Joe’ made his presence felt with 14 tackles, a handful of barnstorming carries and a big-time turnover.
5. Emmanuel Meafou – France
Getting back into the starting XV, France’s big Aussie was crucial in his side for the most part, living with the Italian scrum.
In the carry, he was Les Bleus’ go to gainline ‘denter’ with 13 carries, 11 tackles and a turnover. Most importantly, his return proved that France has the ability to play just about any style, depending on the opposition.
6. Tadhg Beirne – Ireland
Another of Ireland’s veterans who was questioned following a ‘quiet’ start to the Championship - by his standards - the Munster skipper came up with two crucial turnovers when England was getting some ascendancy.
Away from these impact moments, Beirne was at his industrial best with 18 tackles, three line-outs won and some brilliant subtle moments with ball in hand.
7. Alex Mann – Wales
If one player were to epitomize what his side stood for in what was the team's best performance of the Tandy era to date, it was the Cardiff backrow, making 17 tackles, winning two turnovers, five line-outs and making 12 carries for an all-action performance.
Special mention goes to Josh van der Flier and Rory Darge, who both were immense.
8. Caelan Doris – Ireland
Edging Aaron Wainwright for the No. 8 shirt, Ireland’s skipper had a performance that reminded the world why he is one of the game’s elites.
Highlighted by a barnstorming 50-meter run, Doris was uncontainable for the English defense. He had 11 carries, three defenders beaten, an offload and that big line break.
On the other side of the ball, Doris was like the bogeyman with 21 tackles and a crucial turnover.
9. Jamison Gibson-Park – Ireland
Back to his very best, Ireland’s halfback supremo kickstarted Ireland’s dominant display with a quick-thinking moment of magic to score the opening try.
Offering a sniping threat, top-quality speed of service and pinpoint box kicks that allowed his wingers to compete, it was about as close to a perfect performance as one gets at halfback.
Credit to Antoine Dupont, who did, well, Antoine Dupont things.
10. Jack Crowley – Ireland
Silencing the critics and doing exactly what his supporters knew he would, the Munster pivot had the Irish attack humming.
Not only did he slot into the system seamlessly, his ability to challenge the line and get multiple touches in each phase really opened up what was previously a stagnant attack.
Defensively, his solidity in one-on-one situations released the pressure on his teammates and instantly shored up a previously porous system.
11. Louis Bielle-Biarrey - France
At this stage, we are running out of superlatives to describe the 22-year-old flyer.
His opening try was a shining example of what makes him so dangerous.
Starting 5 meters behind Ange Capuozzo, who himself is an elite speed merchant, the Bordeaux winger left his Toulouse counterpart in his wake for the opening try.
Away from this flashpoint, LBB dominated the aerial exchanges, distributed the ball magnificently and put in some thundering tackles.
12. Stuart McCloskey – Ireland
Ireland’s best player over the past 12 months went to another level on Saturday, ripping through the English defense for long range strikes, dominating defensively and finishing what will be the image of this year’s Championship with his chase down of Marcus Smith.
Closing his account with 15 carries, five defenders beaten, two offloads and a line break is a snapshot of what the Ulster center brings to the Irish attack.
On the other side of the ball, McCloskey ended with 16 tackles and a turnover.
13. Emilien Gailleton – France
Could we be witnessing the beginning of an all-time career?
Pau’s young-gun center dominated one of the game’s elite operators in Tomasso Menoncello in Round 3.
Gailleton topped the meters made chart with 87 from nine carries and added seven defenders beaten, two line breaks, one of which was a long-range strike that led to a try.
Gailleton was, at times, unplayable for the Italian defense.
On the defensive side of proceedings, he didn’t shirk his responsibility with 11 tackles and a turnover.
14. Robert Baloucoune – Ireland
Ireland’s X-factor winger doubled down on his impressive Six Nations debut last week with an all-world performance at Twickenham.
Starting with his defensive performance, Baloucoune topped the dominant tackle chart with four, the turnover chart with three, made 11 tackles and battered England in the aerial game.
His work rate and hunger to shut down the opposition saw him tearing from touchline to touchline, even when the game was Ireland’s.
In attack, his three line breaks topped the charts, while his three defenders beaten were second only to McCloskey.
Baloucoune capped it all off with a try assist and a try of his own, making for the perfect outing for the winger.
15. Blair Kinghorn – Scotland
There were a few directions we could’ve gone here, but the Scotland fullback was exceptional on his return to the starting lineup.
Ireland’s Jamie Osborne and France’s Theo Attisogbe each deserve a shoutout, but Kinghorn takes it for us.
Topping the meters carried chart with 80 from 14 carries with two line breaks, two offloads and a try assist highlights how crucial he is to Gregor Townsend’s side as a second playmaker.
Defensively, his ability to cover the backfield shored up an area of weakness for the Scots.
How To Watch Six Nations 2026
The 2026 Six Nations Championship will be broadcast on different networks all over the world.
If you live in the USA, you can watch the games on Peacock.
- UK: BBC / ITV
- USA: Peacock
- Ireland: RTÉ / Virgin Media
- Wales (Welsh-language): S4C
- France: France Télévisions
- Italy: Sky Sport / NOW (all matches); TV8 (Italy matches free-to-air)
- South Africa: SuperSport
- Australia: Stan Sport
- New Zealand: Sky Sport NZ
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