Six Nations 2015: Leading Points Scorers and Players to Watch Ahead of Round 3

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Published: February 27, 2015

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George Ford's booting exploits have been a large factor in England's rise to the summit of the Six Nations and the Red Rose's maestro currently leads the point-scoring ranks coming into Week 3.

Leigh Halfpenny's 24 points see him trail the English playmaker by just two, with both players poised to have a huge hand in their contests against France and Ireland, respectively.

A test at the Aviva Stadium will give Ford a major examination in whether he's fit to take top points scorer, with Jonathan Sexton also looking to claw his way back after missing Week 1.

Ahead of the third-round schedule, we examine which players are worth keeping an eye on in each fixture.



 

Week 3 Players to Watch

Luca Morisi, Italy

Michele Campagnaro is regarded as one of the most promising assets emerging from Italy's ranks, so Jacques Brunel would have been devastated to learn his young centre would miss the rest of the Six Nations with injury.

However, Luca Morisi has come in to play a big role in the No. 13 jersey, earning the praise of journalist Brendan Gallagher in the process:



His two tries at Twickenham in Week 2 were little more than consolatory in the face of defeat, but they did showcase the 23-year-old's dazzling line-break ability and a motivation to impress.

Writer Alex Shaw was full of praise for Morisi, who brings arguably just as exciting a prospect to the Azzurri squad as Campagnaro:



The Treviso starlet takes on another promising figure this week in the shape of Scotland's Mark Bennett, someone who Vern Cotter is expecting a lot of in the bid to lead the Scots' line.

Both midfielders are capable of entertaining rugby when attempting to assert themselves while carrying, but have each already shown their share of defensive lapses in the tournament thus far.

 

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