The numbers behind Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s stunning Six Nations as France wing voted Player of the Championship
France wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey is voted Six Nations Player of the Tournament for 2026.
France wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey has been named the Men’s Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship for 2026 after collecting a staggering 44% of the public vote.
A record 151,525 supporters cast their vote and it was the Les Bleus finisher who deservedly came out on top, with his tournament numbers once again utterly astounding.
Bielle-Biarrey retains the Six Nations award he won last year as he beat Stuart McCloskey (Ireland), Tommaso Menoncello (Italy) and Kyle Steyn (Scotland) to the prize.
Extends his record
The Bordeaux-Begles man ended with nine tries in five games, which is one more than his tally of 2025, and sees him extend the record for crossings in a Championship.
He grabbed four tries in the final clash with England and that meant he became the first player to score in 10 consecutive Six Nations games, a record the wing holds alone.
The feats don’t stop there as Bielle-Biarrey is now the second player of the Six Nations era to score four tries in a single game, equalling Chris Ashton (England v Italy, 2011). During the fixture with Italy, he became the first player to score in eight straight rounds, breaking the record he previously shared with England back Tommy Freeman.
The next Six Nations landmark is also within reach for the France superstar as his 26 scores means he is now just eight tries behind Ireland legend Brian O’Driscoll. What is staggering about that reduced margin is that Bielle-Biarrey has played a whopping 51 fewer matches than O’Driscoll, having turned out in just 15 Six Nations fixtures.
His overall international record is 28 tries in 26 Tests while at club level the flyer has 47 tries in 77 matches across the Top 14 and Investec Champions Cup at this time.
It seems inevitable that Bielle-Biarrey will soon usurp O’Driscoll atop the chart with other records also set to tumble for a 22-year-old who has the rugby world at his feet.
Reward for the team
“I’m just really happy, honestly. It’s yet another reward for the team’s hard work throughout the tournament,” the France maestro said after retaining his Guinness Player of the Tournament crown on Thursday night. “We were able to defend our title. Winning the tournament two years in a row is no small feat. We’re very happy to have done it.”
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Bielle-Biarrey is in action this Sunday for Bordeaux-Begles when they take on Leicester Tigers in the Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 clash at Stade Chaban-Delmas.
UBB are battling on two fronts again this term as they sit fourth in the Top 14 level on points with Pau (second) and Stade Francais (third). Toulouse set the pace at the top.
Previous Player of the Six Nations winners
2004: Gordon D’Arcy – Ireland
2005: Martyn Williams – Wales
2006: Brian O’Driscoll – Ireland
2007: Brian O’Driscoll – Ireland
2008: Shane Williams – Wales
2009: Brian O’Driscoll – Ireland
2010: Tommy Bowe – Ireland
2011: Andrea Masi – Italy
2012: Dan Lydiate – Wales
2013: Leigh Halfpenny – Wales
2014: Mike Brown – England
2015: Paul O’Connell – Ireland
2016: Stuart Hogg – Scotland
2017: Stuart Hogg – Scotland
2018: Jacob Stockdale – Ireland
2019: Alun Wyn Jones – Wales
2020: Antoine Dupont – France
2021: Hamish Watson – Scotland
2022: Antoine Dupont – France
2023: Antoine Dupont – France
2024: Tommaso Menoncello – Italy
2025: Louis Bielle-Biarrey – France
2026: Louis Bielle-Biarrey – France
