Less than a year ago the 6ft 4in Mee was playing for Nottingham in the Championship – memo to the Rugby Football Union: there is plenty of untapped talent out there – and was scouted by the former Wales international James “Cubby” Davies while playing for Nottingham Trent University.
He put in an outstanding shift off the bench against England, his first Test appearance for 11 months, and subsequently followed it up with tries against Scotland and Wales, against whom he started following Doris’s withdrawal through injury.
Théo Attissogbé looks a proper talent on the wing – and already good enough to keep Damian Penaud on his toes – but connoisseurs of attacking full-backs with pace and footwork will be fascinated to see what Fabien Galthié does at 15 for the big one against Ireland.
It could be that he shifts Thomas Ramos back there and reinstates Romain Ntamack at fly-half but, either way, Léo Barré looks a player who will score a bucketload of Six Nations tries in years to come.
The 22-year-old was good against England last year but looked even better in Rome, helping himself to two tries with an enviable blend of acceleration, instinctive timing and elusiveness.
