Stuart Hogg admitted his honour at landing the Player of the Championship gong and immediately dedicated his award to his Scotland team-mates.

The 23-year-old, who has more than 40 Scotland international caps to his name, enjoyed a sparkling tournament as Vern Cotter’s men defeated Italy and France to end a disastrous sequence of results in the competition.

England's Billy Vunipola came in a very close second with 27 per cent of the vote, while third place was awarded to the tournament's top-try scorer and fellow British & Irish Lion from the victorious tour Down Under, George North.

"I played in a very good Scotland side these past few weeks, and to get the award is really pleasing," Hogg said.

"I was playing with confidence; I was having lots of fun as well. The game plan suited our back division and it was good to get a couple of good wins on the board.

"For us now, that's the minimum standard; we've got to be winning game after game and looking to win trophies."