THE LIONS ALLOWS us to see some of the best players in the Six Nations coming together as one team every four years, although Italy and France are obviously not included.

With that in mind, we’ve gone about picking our composite Six Nations team with spots available to the players of les Blues and the Azzuri.

We asked each of our writers to vote for their dream team ahead of the tournament and below are the men who received the most votes in each position.

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15. Leigh Halfpenny

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

14. Tommy Bowe

Source: Colm O'Neill/INPHO

13. Wesley Fofana

Source: EMPICS Sport

12. Jamie Roberts

11. George North

Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO

10. Johnny Sexton

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

9. Conor Murray

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

1. Joe Marler

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

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2. Dylan Hartley

Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO

3. Dan Cole

Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO

4. Alun-Wyn Jones

Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO

5. Paul O’Connell

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

6. Peter O’Mahony

Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO

7. Sean O’Brien

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

8. Sergio Parisse

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

What do you think of our team? Who would you have included in the XV?

First published at 18.26