Ireland forward Aoife Wafer has been named the Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship for 2025.

The back row earned 41% of a fans’ vote, edging out France second row Manae Feleu by just 333 votes.

The other players on the four-woman shortlist were England wing Abby Dow and Scotland back row Evie Gallagher, and over 18,500 votes were cast.

Wafer finished as the joint second-highest try scorer in the Six Nations with four – matching the most by any forward in the tournament.

That took her tally to 12 tries in 15 caps for Ireland.

In addition, she made 70 carries, the most by any player, covering 424.7 metres and beating 17 defenders – the second-highest total for a forward.

The 22-year-old’s performances helped Ireland secure third place in the competition.

Wafer was also named on the team of the tournament alongside team-mates Neve Jones and Aoife Dalton.