Three Leinster players, namely Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier and James Lowe, have been included in the five-man shortlist for the 2022 EPCR European Player of the Year award.
Doris and Van der Flier have made the elite shortlist for the first time, as has Lowe, who only needs one more try to equal Chris Ashton’s tournament record total of 11 in a Champions Cup season.
The three Leinster representatives are joined by the outstanding Stade Rochelais captain, Grégory Alldritt, who has been nominated among the final five players for the second year in a row, and last season’s undisputed winner, the brilliant Antoine Dupont of Stade Toulousain.
The initial 15 nominees have been trimmed to five based on the combined verdict of a renowned panel of judges along with almost 20,000 participants in the public vote.
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- May 18, 2022
