Recipients of the award are shortlisted by a panel made up from rugby writers, broadcasters and former players across the six participating nations, before being put forward to a public vote, where the player with the most votes is declared the winner.
[2][3] In 2006 and 2007, Six Nations Rugby took control of the voting and requested fans to select their dream team on their official website each weekend with the player that appeared more often within the fans dream teams over the weekends winning the title of player of the championship.
[19] Six Nations changed the method of shortlisting the candidates for 2024 Player of the Championship.
Candidates were shortlisted based on been the most popular players selected by fans in their Team of the Championship.
The players with the highest votes in each position make up the Six Nations Team of the Championship.