UPDATE – Friday at 16:45 – Evan Roos is now out for the Stormers so I have updated the picks accordingly…
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 Draft games in Draft XV and Better Rugby, and in addition, the URC have their official game on Superbru.
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.)
PROPS
- Boan Venter (Lions)
- Vernon Matongo (Stormers)
- Javan Sebastian (Cardiff)
- Francois van Wyk (Connacht)
HOOKERS
- Gregor Hiddleston (Glasgow)
- Bautista Bernasconi (Bennetton)
- Andre-Hugo Venter (Stormers)
LOCKS
- Ryan Baird (Leinster)
- JD Schickerling (Stormers)
- Giulio Marini (Benetton)*
- Sam Lousi (Scarlets)*
- Reinhardt Ludwig (Bulls)
BACK ROW
- Shamus Hurley-Langton (Connacht)
- Franke Horn (Lions)
- Rory Darge (Glasgow)
- Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh)
- Paul Boyle (Connacht)
- Gavin Coombes (Munster)
- Marcell Coetzee (Bulls)
SCRUM-HALF
- George Horne (Glasgow)
- Jaden Hendrikse (Sharks)
- Andy Uren (Benetton)
FLY HALF
- Vusi Moyo (Sharks)
- Jacob Umaga (Benetton)
- Chris Smith (Lions)
CENTRES
- Harold Vorster (Bulls)
- Finn Treacy (Connacht)*
- Henco Van Wyk (Lions)
- Macs Page (Scarlets)*
- Stafford McDowall (Glasgow)
- Jurenzo Julius (Sharks)
- Litelihle Bester (Sharks)*
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Onisi Ratave (Benetton)
- Robert Baloucoune (Ulster)
- Sebastian De Klerk (Bulls)
- Ignacio Mendy (Benetton)
- Quan Horn (Lions)
- Jamie Dobie (Glasgow)
Bargain buys on Superbru
The following players have been identified as potentially scoring well for their cost in the game and should be considered as good value enablers…
- Todd Lawlor (Leinster) – Outside Back – $4m
- Francois Carlo Mey (Benetton) – Outside Back – $4m
- Suleiman Hartzenberg (Sharks) – Outside Back – $4.5m
- Stravino Jacobs (Bulls) – Outside Back – $4.5m
- Kelly Mpeku (Lions) – Outside Back – $4.5m
- Piers O’Conor (Edinburgh)* – Centre – $3m
- Hugh Cooney (Leinster) – Centre – $3m
- Macs Page (Scarlets)* – Centre – $3m
- Caspar Gabriel (Leinster) – Fly Half – $4m
- Jack Murphy (Ulster) – Fly Half – $4m
- Jaden Hendrikse (Sharks) – Scrum Half – $2m
- Andy Uren (Benetton) – Scrum Half – $2m
- Manuel Zuliani (Benetton) – Back Row – $3m
- Gavin Coombes (Munster) – Back Row – $4m
- James McNabney (Ulster) – Back Row – $3m
- Max Deegan (Leinster) – Back Row – $4m
- Giulio Marini (Benetton)* – Lock – $2m
- Eoin de Buitlear (Connacht) – Hooker – $2m
- James McCormick (Ulster) – Hooker – $2m
Recommended Captain Picks
This week I’d suggest the following as Captain Pick options…
- Onisi Ratave (Benetton)
- Sebastian De Klerk (Bulls)
- Robert Baloucoune (Ulster)
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