My World XV of the year:

15 Beauden Barrett (NZ) 14 Ben Smith (NZ) 13 Ryan Crotty (NZ) 12 Owen Farrell (Eng) 11 Jacob Stockdale (Ire) 10 Johnny Sexton (Ire) 9 Faf de Klerk (SA) 1 Steven Kitshoff (SA) 2 Codie Taylor (NZ) 3 Tadhg Furlong (Ire) 4 Brodie Retallick (NZ) 5 James Ryan (Ire) 6 Peter O’Mahony (Ire) 7 Justin Tipuric (Wal) 8 David Pocock (Aus)