England have the biggest representation on a 12-strong shortlist announced by tournament organisers for this season 's RBS 6 Nations player of the tournament . Centre Jonathan Joseph , fly-half George Ford , scrum-half Ben Youngs and No 8 Billy Vunipola all feature among the group . England , despite beating France 55-35 two days ago , were pipped to the title by Ireland , with Wales finishing third . George Ford ( right ) has been named in a 12-man shortlist for Six Nations player of the tournament . Ford 's England team-mate Jonathan Joseph ( centre ) also features as does Ben Youngs and Billy Vunipola . Three Ireland players make the list - captain Paul O'Connell , centre Robbie Henshaw and scrum-half Conor Murray - together with Welshmen Alun-Wyn Jones and Dan Biggar , Scots Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray , and Italy captain Sergio Parisse . Surprise omissions , though , include Wales captain Sam Warburton and his team-mate Leigh Halfpenny , plus France wing Yoann Huget . Throughout the tournament , players were awarded ( or deducted ) points based on statistical performance across different categories . Six Nations analysts weighted the importance of different actions , depending on different positions , with those categories then collated to give each player an overall performance score . Public voting via the official Six Nations website closes at midnight on Wednesday . Ireland 's Six Nations captain Paul O'Connell features along with Robbie Henshaw and Conor Murray .
12-man shortlist was announced by tournament organisers on Monday . Robbie Henshaw is the other representative to feature for England . Ireland trio Paul O'Connell , Billy Vunipola and Conor Murray feature .