Fantasy Six Nations 2021 Preview – Scotland

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With Saturday 6th February 2021 fast approaching, it’s time to delve a bit deeper into this year’s potential fantasy Six Nations stars. So over the next two weeks FRG is providing a quick preview of all the teams from a fantasy perspective. Today we look at Scotland…

Scotland

In a nutshell

Scotland had a tempestuous 2020 with highs including inflicting a defeat on the high-flying French and scuppering their Grand Slam hopes and lows including the Finn Russell/Gregor Townsend spat, big injury lists and a disappointing Autumn Nations Cup.
 
They come into the Six Nations with the bookies expecting them to finish 5th, but with talents like Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, Duhan Van Der Merwe and Jamie Ritchie at their disposal, they could well punch above their weight. This is especially with 3 home games planned at Murrayfield, which both Wales and Ireland will be looking at nervously.

Current World Ranking

7th (As of the 7th December 2020)

Performance in the 2020 Six Nations

4th

Odds on winning Six Nations 2021

16/1 (5th)

Six Nations History (Since start of Six Nations in 2000)

Best finish in 3rd place (4 times – 2001, 2006, 2013 and 2018)

Most likely to make a fantasy impact

Stuart Hogg (Outside Back – Exeter Chiefs)

Key players to consider

Jonny Gray (Lock – Exeter), Hamish Watson (Loose Forward – Edinburgh), Jamie Ritchie (Loose Forward – Edinburgh), Ali Price (Scrum Half -Glasgow), Finn Russell (Fly Half – Racing 92), Stuart Hogg (Outside Back – Exeter Chiefs), Duhan Van Der Merwe (Outside Back – Edinburgh)

Top Performers in 2020 Six Nations

  • Most Points: Adam Hastings (41 points)
  • Most Tries: Sean Maitland and Stuart McInally (2 tries each)
  • Most Assists: Adam Hastings (3 assists)
  • Successful Kicks: Adam Hastings (13 successful kicks)
  • Most Metres Carried: Stuart Hogg (384m carried)
  • Most Defenders Beaten: Stuart Hogg and Adam Hastings (21 defenders beaten each)
  • Most Clean Breaks: Stuart Hogg (5 Clean Breaks)
  • Most offloads: Nick Haining (3 offloads)
  • Most Successful tackles: Hamish Watson (73 tackles made)

Full squad for Round 1

Likely Kickers

Successful kicks from Scotland kickers since September 1st 2018 (Please note that Greig Laidlaw is now retired from international rugby)…

Kits

 

Scotland’s kit can be purchased here at Lovell Rugby (*Full disclosure, this is an affiliate link, so FRG will earn a small commission if kits are purchased through this link)

Full list of Matches

  • Round 1 – Saturday February 6th, 4:45pm GMT – England v Scotland – Twickenham
  • Round 2 – Saturday February 13th, 4:45pm GMT – Scotland v Wales – Murrayfield
  • Round 3 – Sunday February 28th, 3pm GMT – France v Scotland – Stade de France
  • Round 4 – Sunday March 14th, 3pm GMT – Scotland v Ireland – Murrayfield
  • Round 5 – Saturday March 20th, 2:15pm GMT – Scotland v Italy – Murrayfield

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Fantasy Rugby Games for the 2021 Six Nations

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Pre-tournament articles

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