Jones and Wafer make Six Nations player shortlist

Meanwhile, organisers have released figures demonstrating the continued growth in the competition, and women's game in general, following last year's successful Rugby World Cup in England.

With new attendance records set for a Women's Six Nations match in five of the six participating countries, the tournament welcomed a record 279,750 fans into stadiums.

That total surpasses the previous Women's Six Nations mark of 188,128 set in 2024.

Record television viewership culminated in 5.87m people around the world tuning into the final round of matches across the Six Nations, the most for a single round of fixtures in the tournament's history.

BBC One's coverage of England and France's Grand Slam decider that day attracted 1.6m and a 17.9% audience share – both of which were records for a Women's Six Nations game shown in the United Kingdom.

On the pitch, there were a record number of tries, with a total of 147 averaging out to 9.8 per game.