Reader's Left Wing of the Year

As the year draws to a close we take a look back at the year that was and have nominated four players from each position for your team of the year.

We have included players based on their club and test form, particularly their form at the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

In case you missed them, we selected the four nominees for Loosehead prop, Hooker, tighthead prop, the no.4 lock, no.5 lock, Blindside Flanker, Openside Flanker, No.8, Scrumhalf and Flyhalf

Left Wing Nominees:

Josh Adams - Wales

- Top scored in Wales Six Nations Grand Slam

- Broke Wales' World Cup try-scoring tally

- Scored 12 tries for Wales in 2019

- Scored on his Cardiff Blues debut

Marika Koroibete - Australia

- Starred for the Melbourne Rebels scoring 6 tries

- A consistent performer for the Wallabies in 2019

- Averaged over 5 defenders beaten in the World Cup

- Scored three tries.

- Was one of the Wallabies best in Japan.

- Australian player of the Year.

Makazole Mapimpi - South Africa

- Scored 5 tries as the Sharks reached the Super Rugby playoffs

- Helped the Springboks win the Rugby Championship

- Retained his starting jersey in hotly contested Springbok role

- Scored 6 tries in 6 World Cup games for the Springboks

- Become the first South African to score in a World Cup Final.

- Finished one try short of Josh Adams' total of 7 tries at the World Cup

Kenki Fukuoka - Japan

- Missed Super Rugby as Jamie Joseph rested his stars.

- Returned from an injury pre-World Cup to star for Japan.

- Scored 4 tries in 4 of Japan's World Cup matches including two against Scotland

- Beat 12 defenders in his 4 games.