After five rounds of the main European competitions already played, Scotland lead the way as the “Amlin Opta Index” 6 Nations Top Country’s performing players. Moreover: four of those five players come from the same Team (Edinburgh), the fifth is from Glasgow Warriors. Amongst them four are forwards and one is back.
The second Country in terms of players best ranked is England, along with France and Wales with 2 players each. Italy and Ireland close the list with only one player.
The “Amlin Opta Index” is a unique comparative analysis of player performance both in the Amlin Challenge Cup and the Heineken Cup. It uses unique mathematical formulae and modelling to objectively compare player performance in those two main European Cups competitions.
“Amlin Opta Index” Best Squad (ERC Tournaments rounds 1/5)
15. Mike Brown (Harlequins, England)
14. Julien Malzieu (Clermont Auvergne, France)
13. Jonathan Davies (Scarlets, Wales)
12. Wesley Fofana (Clermont Auvergne, France)
11. Tim Visser (Edinburgh, Netherlands)
10. Jonathan Sexton (Leinster, Ireland)
9. Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh, Scotland)
1. Census Johnston (Toulouse, Samoa)
2. Ross Ford (Edinburgh, Scoltland)
3. Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh, Scotland)
4. Bradley Davies (Cardiff Blues, Wales)
5. Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)
6. Alessandro Zanni (Benetton Treviso, Italy)
7. Roddy Grant (Edinburgh, Scotland)
8. Nick Easter (Harlequins, England)