Welcome (back!) to our latest instalment of our weekly pre-match updates for the Guinness 2020 Six Nations where we analyse the weekend’s lineups, crunch the stats and see what the bookies are thinking to help you optimise your lineups for peak performance this weekend!
By the time you finish this article you should have all the insight you need to score big fantasy points this weekend….
How the games are dealing with the restart…
Firstly, with the tournanment picking up mid-round 4, here’s how the various games are approaching things…
The Rugby Magazine
The Rugby Mag will be resuming as if Round 4 was in progress, so when you log in you will see the gameweek live with the scores from England v Wales and Scotland v France and with the Irish and Italian players yet to score. You are free to make unlimited changes to the Irish and Italian players ahead of this weekend’s game, and then ahead of Round 5 you will be free to make unlimited changes again.
The Irish Times
On Thursday we received confirmation that they will be treating Ireland v Italy as a Round 5 game (potential with Italy and Ireland having a “double game week”, it is also confirmed that they will be offering 8 transfers ahead of Ireland v Italy.
Superbru
“Round 5” on Superbru will be Ireland v Italy only and then there will be a further “Round 6” for Wales v Scotland, Italy v England & France v Ireland. Ahead of this weekend there are unlimited transfers and you will be allowed 8 players from each team.
ESPN
The ESPN game was a bit shambolic since the start of the tournament and, in news that will be of little disappointment to most, they have confirmed that the game officially ended after the Scotland v France game and there will be no further continuation of their fantasy game after the restart.
The Official Game
There has been no official statement from the Official Six Nations game as yet, and we await further information.
What will go down…
Just one game this weekend, it seems simply a case of loading up with Irish players! The bookies are expecting a comfortable win with Ireland at home, giving them a 28 point margin of victory!
Top 10 most likely to score (Odds via Paddy Power)
- 1 – Andrew Conway (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 1.8
- 2 – Jacob Stockdale (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 1.83
- 3 – Garry Ringrose (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 2.1
- 4 – Rob Herring (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 2.25
- 5 – Hugo Keenan (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 2.5
- 6= – Conor Murray (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 3.0
- 6= – Caelan Doris (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 3.0
- 6= – Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 3.0
- 6= – CJ Stander (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 3.0
- 6= – Bundee Aki (Ireland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 3.0
Expected to go well
And so, in what feels like a somewhat futile exercise with just one game (and a onesided one at that!), here are the FRG recommendations for Round 5…
Forwards
Cian Healy (Ireland), Rob Herring (Ireland), Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), James Ryan (Ireland), Caelan Doris (Ireland), Jake Polledri (Italy), CJ Stander (Ireland)
Backs
Andrew Conway (Ireland), Jacob Stockdale (Ireland), Garry Ringrose (Ireland), Hugo Keenan (Ireland), Conor Murray (Ireland), Bundee Aki (Ireland)
Fantasy Rugby Games for the 2020 Six Nations
A summary of the top games that you can play fantasy rugby for the 2020 Six Nations (some of these are currently unconfirmed so may not have 6 Nations games live)…
- The Rugby Magazine – Stats rich fantasy game for the purist rugby fan – Check out our 2020 review here
- ESPN – A classic and straightforward Six Nations fantasy game – Check out our 2020 review here
- SuperBru – An old favourite with fantasy rugby among other games and sports – Check out our 2020 review here
- The Irish Times – Salary cap game with a €3000 top prize – Check out our 2020 review here
- The Official Six Nations Fantasy Game – A salary cap game brought to you by the Official Six Nations organisers – Check out our 2020 review here
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