
He faces competition from five others.
Robbie Henshaw has been nominated for the Six Nations Player of the Tournament.
The Athlone man faces competition from team-mate Taidhg Beirne as well as Antoine Dupont, Scotland’s Hamish Watson and Welsh duo Louis Rees-Zammit and Taulupe Faletau.
The award will be decided by public vote with Henshaw looking to become the sixth Irishman to take the gong.