RBS 6 Nations number ten is done and dusted with Ireland standing out, shoulder to shoulder, as Grand Slammers. 61 years of pain endured, it is fair to say, even those fans old enough to remember Jackie Kyle and Karl Mullen's 1948 band of brothers weren't shirking away from rounds at the bar on Saturday night.

The mean green XV claimed the medals but how many of their glory boys made the ScrumoftheEarth.com side? There's also the small matter of a Lions tour in the summer, so we've added our starting line-up for the first Test at the bottom for you too. Do you agree? Let us know...

15: Delon Armitage (England): England unearthed a gem in the flying full-back. Played like an international veteran, countlessly leaping assuredly to claim the high-balls and gave England more cut and thrust with his intuitive running lines from deep.

14 Tommy Bowe (Ireland): The fleet-footed Ulsterman won't be welcome at Ospreys training this week but the Irish winger is blessed with a full arsenal of skills, notably his try against Wales and the last ditch tackle on Thom Evans against Scotland were stand-out moments.

13 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland): Some say he's lost a bit of pace, so what does he do, master the art of a prop-forwards try. Answered those madmen that doubted BOD's place in green by putting in punishing shift after shift.  The talisman fully deserves his moment of glory after a decade of unrewarded centre dominance.

12 Riki Flutey (England): The tournament's top try-scorer was a breath of fresh English air, bringing a new dimension to a previously clueless back-line. Gav didn't do enough while Jamie and D'Arcy aggressed in spurts. Flutey could well become the first man to play for and against the Lions in South Africa.

11 Maxime Medard (France): Shane? Thom? Ugo? All endured their peaks and troughs but the bushy burned Frenchman continuously showed his counter-attacking brilliance, especially when maniac Marc 'tinkerbell' Lievremont decided what he wanted to do with him.

10 Ronan O'Gara (Ireland): Jumping in and out of game's like a sexually confused teenager facing their closet, ROG came good when it mattered. Stephen Jones can count himself unlucky but he lacks the Irishman's match-winning bottle and those extra 55 inches of right-boot.

9 Morgan Parra (France): France like their goal-kicking nine's and the Bourgoin baby's stellar performances against Wales and Italy marked him out amongst an ordinary bunch. A tactician in the making, his incisive fringe running and slick hands were a feature of inconsistent French fluidity.

1 Gethin Jenkins (Wales): A human bulldozer with the Chinese work-rate was a shoo-in after the England game with a monumental 16 tackles. Covered every blade of grass and the competition's chief scrummage destroyer.

2 Jerry Flannery (Ireland): The Irish red-faced assassin shades Lee Mears in a photo-finish. Both had their moments, especially their trademark accuracy in the line-out but the Munster bruiser offered slightly more menace around the park.

3 Adam Jones (Wales): Rid of those awful braids, the fuzzy bear found an extra-yard from somewhere and performed titanically as part of the most powerful and dynamic Welsh front-row for donkeys years.

4 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales): Tackled more obstructions than the tournament's organisers and was richly rewarded for proposing a new generation of Welsh-lock with the captaincy against Italy although he can expect strong challenges coming from Messrs Hines and O'Callaghan in South Africa.

5 Paul O'Connell (Ireland): The ginger giant draws comparisons with England's former Captain Colossus, Martin Johnson, savaging bodies in the line-out, tackle-area and fearlessly charging into contact without care for limb nor his sanity. The outstanding forward of the tournament.

6 Thierry Dusautoir (France):  Taken Serge Betsen's crown as le tour de force on the French back-row, not only courtesy of his brutal tackle count, but also his impressive tally of turnovers, stampeding link-up play and marauding athleticism. A sublime all-round talent.

7 Martyn Williams (Wales): Untouchable when it comes to the breakdown business. Even in his twilight years, the nugget is worth his weight in gold and it showed in Rome where Wales were strangely outmuscled and bullied in the contact area.

8 Sergio Parisse (Italy): Mr. Italy at fly-half, centre, full-back, hooker... Anywhere. More carries, yardage and reverse-flick passes than his peers, Parisse betters Imanol Harinordoquy and Jamie Heaslip to the title.

British Lions XV

15 Lee Byrne, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c), 12 Riki Flutey, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Mike Phillips, 1 Gethin Jenkins, 2 Jerry Flannery, 3 Euan Murray, 4 Nathan Hines, 5 Paul O'Connell, 6 Tom Croft, 7 Martyn Williams, 8 Jamie Heaslip.