Welcome to your weekly guide for fantasy rugby on URC! Whether you’re a seasoned fantasy rugby veteran or a newcomer looking to make a mark, this week’s insights are built to help you fly up your league. Dive in and get ready to take your fantasy rugby team to the next level!
A reminder that this season we have three games running for URC, two brand new Draft games in Draft XV and Draft Rugby, and in addition, the URC have their official game on Superbru, which has had some big updates for 2025/26 which you can found out more on in the FRG Review here.
Potential mismatches
Here are the match predictions courtesy of Rugby4Cast’s predictor algorithm…
Expected to go well on Superbru
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
Please note that only 7 teams have announced teams at the time of this publication, unannounced selections have TBC by their name. Tread carefully with the unknowns and try at least to load your bench with confirmed starters.
PROPS
- Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh) – TBC
- Danny Southworth (Cardiff)
- Mirco Spagnolo (Benetton) – TBC
- Angus Bell (Ulster)
- Vernon Matongo (Stormers) – TBC
HOOKERS
- Tom Stewart (Ulster)
- Jonny Matthews (Glasgow) – TBC
- Andre-Hugo Venter (Stormers) – TBC
LOCKS
- James Ratti (Ospreys)*
- Cormac Izuchukwu (Ulster)*
- Josh Murphy (Connacht)* – TBC
- Thomas Ahern (Munster)*
- Emile van Heerden (Sharks)
- Gregor Brown (Glasgow) – TBC
BACK ROW
- Zac Ward (Ulster)*
- Vincent Tshituka (Sharks)
- Alex Soroka (Leinster) – TBC
- Josh Van Der Flier (Leinster) – TBC
- Evan Roos (Stormers) – TBC
- Paul de Villiers (Stormers) – TBC
- Matt Fagerson (Glasgow) – TBC
- Jack Dempsey (Glasgow) – TBC
- Ruan Venter (Lions) – TBC
SCRUM-HALF
- George Horne (Glasgow) – TBC
- Nathan Doak (Ulster)
- Jamie Dobie (Glasgow)* – TBC
FLY HALF
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (Stormers) – TBC – Reports suggest that Sacha could be back this week (Mathee a stong fantasy alternative if Sacha is not ready)…
- Adam Hastings (Glasgow) – TBC
- Jack Walsh (Ospreys)*
CENTRES
- Mason Grady (Cardiff)*
- Sione Tuipolotu (Glasgow) – TBC
- Rieko Ioane (Leinster) – TBC
- Alex Nankivell (Munster)
- Joe Roberts (Scarlets)*
- Andre Esterhuizen (Sharks)
- Stravino Jacobs (Bulls) – TBC
- Tommaso Menoncello (Benetton) – TBC
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Cam Winnett (Cardiff)
- Kyle Steyn (Glasgow) – TBC
- Darcy Graham (Edinburgh) – TBC
- James Lowe (Leinster) – TBC
- Ignacio Mendy (Benetton) – TBC
- Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)
- Ollie Smith (Glasgow) – TBC
- Sebastian De Klerk (Bulls) – TBC
- Edwill Van Der Merwe (Sharks)
Recommended Captain Picks
This week I’d suggest the following as Captain Pick options…
- Kyle Steyn (Glasgow) – TBC
- Jamie Dobie (Glasgow) – TBC
- Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)
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