Italy's Michele Campagnaro sent some warning signals through the Wales rugby team on his way to becoming the www.testrugby.com Player of Six Nations Round 1 2014.   Campagnaro scored 500 points virtue of two tries, seven go forwards, four tackles and three line breaks and the best part is that he cost less than $500,000.  His 500 points was matched by big English Number Eight Billy Vunipola who amassed a whopping 11 go forwards, two assists and six tackles and he is still reasonably priced at just over $1 million.  Campagnaro and Vunipola were the only two players from losing teams to make the Six Nations Team of Round 1.

French outside back Yoann Huget who also scored two tries also represents great value for money.

What do you think of the Six Nations Team of Round 1?  Will you be buying Campagnaro and Vunipola or were these performances a one off?

The www.testrugby.com Team of the Round for the Six Nations Round 1 features

4 Wales

3 France

3 Ireland

1 England

1 Italy

0 Scotland (hardly surprising)

Rank      Player Name     Pos        Team    Games Total     Avg       Price    

1              Richard Hibbard                FR           WAL       1              350         350         $1,162,500          

2              Dimitri Szarzewski            FR           FRA        1              280         280         $1,045,000

1              Alun Wyn Jones                LK           WAL       1              265         265         $1,165,000          

2              Pascal Pape        LK           FRA        1              230         230         $1,132,500

1              Billy Vunipola     LF            ENG       1              500         500         $1,007,500          

2              Jamie Heaslip     LF            IRE          1              400         400         $1,155,000

1              Rhys Priestland HV          WAL       1              350         350         $1,067,500          

2              Jonathan Sexton              HV          IRE          1              285         285         $1,247,500

1              Michele Campagnaro     CT           ITA         1              500         500         $477,500             

2              Jamie Roberts   CT           WAL       1              470         470         $1,132,500

1              Yoann Huget      OB          FRA        1              470         470         $710,000             

2              Robert Kearney                OB          IRE          1              460         460         $1,057,500          

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