The utility back Andrea Masi has become the first Italian rugby player to win the Six Nations player of the tournament award.
Masi picked up 30 percent of the 17-and-a-half thousand public votes cast, and his team-mate Fabio Semenzato came second.
29-year-old Masi was nominated for the award after his man-of-the-match performance in the shock 22-21 win over France.
