Who makes Women's Six Nations team of the championship?

England's winning run goes on. Their Grand Slam-securing victory against France was their 39th straight win in the Women's Six Nations, a run which has brought a record eight consecutive titles.

As a team, the Red Roses are still a cut above the rest, but that is not to say there were not some incredible individual performances this year from players wearing colours other than white.

Using our Opta Index – which objectively scores players' performances in each game – we can identify who has shone over the last six weeks and made their way into our team of the championship.

15. Pauline Barrat (France)

Barrat was one of a number of previously uncapped players in the France squad and based on her performances, she is here to stay.

The 21-year-old was electric with ball in hand, ranking in the top five for carries (63, 5th), metres gained (523, 2nd), defenders beaten (23, joint 2nd) and line breaks (eight, joint 5th). Her link play really set her apart, as she assisted 12 line breaks - the only player to hit double figures - and recorded four try assists.

14. Anais Grando (France)

Another debutant in the France back three, Grando had an excellent campaign and pipped Ireland's Beibhinn Parsons to the number 14 shirt.

Grando finished as Les Bleues' top try-scorer (five) with only Marlie Packer (seven) and Amy Cokayne (six) crossing the line more times. She also made the most offloads (six) of any France player, while only Ellie Kildunne (14) made more line breaks.

13. Meg Jones (England)

Jones took up the mantle of England captain for this year's Six Nations and led by example.

She was the only England player to play every minute and was the top-ranking centre for try involvements (seven - three tries, four assists), carries (56), metres gained (285), defenders beaten (21), line breaks (nine) and line break assists (nine).

12. Courtney Keight (Wales)

Wales' campaign culminated in a disappointing Wooden Spoon for the third consecutive year, but there were some bright spots, not least the form of Keight who provided some much-needed go-forward in the midfield.

The Sale Sharks player gained 131 metres-in-contact, the most of any back, and provided plenty of bite in defence too, with no back managing to better her tally of five dominant tackles.

11. Ellie Kildunne (England)

Kildunne was the Opta Index's top-ranked player in the Women's Six Nations and it is easy to see why. Her 70 carries were the most of any back and helped her gain 626 metres - over 100m more than the second highest player on the list (Pauline Barrat).

Her tally was helped by her ability to break the defensive line, with her 14 line breaks being at least three more than anyone else, but she was still a threat even when she was tackled, making a championship-high 11 offloads.

The former World Rugby player of the year was directly involved in eight tries, scoring five and assisting three, a tally only Pauline Bourdon Sansus (nine) could better.

Kildunne played primarily at full-back but with her two starts in the number 11 jersey we have slotted her into our team on the wing, given the excellent performances of Barrat this year.

10. Zoe Harrison (England)

Carla Arbez and Dannah O'Brien pushed her close but Harrison takes the number 10 jersey. With so much star power, the Red Roses need someone to unlock that talent, and Harrison did just that, recording a 100% passing accuracy and recording the most line break assists of any fly-half (eight).

With the boot, she had the best kick retention rate of any fly-half, with 14% of her kicks from hand being regathered, either by herself or a team-mate, but it was her performance off the tee which really stood out.

She slotted 29 of her 31 kicks – including 10 out of 11 from within 10 metres of the touchline - with her 94% success rate being the highest of any player. According to Opta's xGK (expected goals kicked) model, the average goal-kicker would have been expected to make only 65% of those same attempts.

9. Pauline Bourdon Sansus (France)

When France are firing you can usually guarantee that Bordon Sansus is at the heart of it and she was once again instrumental in Les Bleus' campaign. She was directly involved in nine tries, more than any other player, with her six assists also a championship high (also three tries). The 30-year-old also registered nine line break assists, only team-mate Barrat (12) made more.

1. Ambre Mwayembe (France)

Mwayembe gained the most metres (141), recorded the best dominant carry rate (51%), made more offloads (four) and produced more dominant tackles (six) than any other front-row forward.

2. Amy Cokayne (England)

Cokayne's try in the Grand Slam decider in Bordeaux was her sixth of the tournament, with only Marlie Packer (seven) managing to score more. She recorded a near perfect rate at the line-out too, finding a team-mate from 47 of her 48 throws - her 98% success rate the best of any hooker in the championship.

3. Sarah Bern (England)

Virtually unstoppable from short range, Bern crashed over for five tries, including her side's opening try against France in the decider.

She was strong at the set-piece too. No prop was involved in more scrums without losing one against the head (25/25), with England winning six penalties on their own feed with Bern in the front row.

4. Valeria Fedrighi (Italy)

Fedrighi had a fine campaign, making more tackles than any of her team-mates (63) as well as being the only Italian to hit 100+ rucks (105). Italy played an exciting brand of rugby with forwards and backs keeping the attacks flowing - Fedrighi exemplified that with her 24 passes this year, more than any other lock.

5. Madoussou Fall Raclot (France)

Fall Raclot made the most carries of any French forward (62) and made a huge impact when she ran with the ball, gaining 159 metres-in-contact - only Aoife Wafer gained more (174). She was equally as punchy in defence, her nine dominant tackles being more than any other player.

6. Francesca Sgorbini (Italy)

Sgorbini was one of the go-to players for the Azzurre, making more carries than any other Italian and the fourth most overall (64), also ranking fourth for metres-in-contact (130) and crossing the tryline on three occasions. Sgorbini had a big impact in defence too, with only Erin King (seven) winning more than her four turnovers.

7. Erin King (Ireland)

It takes something special to keep top try-scorer Marlie Packer out of this XV, but King is truly deserving on account of the mountain of "unseen" work she got through. The 22-year-old hit the most attacking rucks (188) and defensive rucks (72) of any player, with her seven jackal turnovers being almost twice as many as any rival.

Her total of 77 tackles was second only to Wales' Bethan Lewis (78), while she also made 47 carries. In total, that meant she recorded a combined 384 carries, tackles and rucks - over 100 more than anyone else.

8. Aoife Wafer (Ireland)

It is hard to believe Wafer is still only 23 given the impact she has had in a few short years. She was the Opta Index's top-ranked forward and topped the charts for carries (79) and metres-in-contact (174) this campaign, as well as gaining the most metres (418) and making the most offloads (eight) of any forward.

She crossed the tryline five times but her impact was not limited to attack. In defence, she ranked in the top 10 players for tackles, dominant tackles and turnovers won.