Our latest instalment of our weekly pre-match updates 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.
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Potential mismatches
5 matches set to go ahead with Worcester v Newcastle cancelled. Here are the projected lines…
- Exeter to beat Northampton by 11 points
- Bristol to beat London Irish by 8 points
- Bath to beat Gloucester by 4 points
- Harlequins to beat Sale by 3 points
- Wasps to beat Leicester by 2 points
Expected to go well on Fantasy Rugby Draft and The Rugby Magazine
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
FRONT ROW
- Alec Hepburn (Exeter)
- John Afoa (Bristol)
- Harry Williams (Exeter)
- Kieran Brookes (Wasps)
- Tom Dunn (Bath)
- Jack Yeandle (Exeter)
- Julian Montoya (Leicester)
LOCKS
- Chris Vui (Bristol)
- Josh Bayliss (Bath)
- Sam Skinner (Exeter)
- Jean-Luc Du Preez (Sale)*
BACK ROW
- Zach Mercer (Bath)
- Sam Simmonds (Exeter)
- Steven Luatua (Bristol)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Daniel Du Preez (Sale)
- Richard Capstick (Exeter)
- Tom Willis (Wasps)
SCRUM-HALF
- Andy Uren (Bristol)
- Ben Spencer (Bath)
- Danny Care (Harlequins)
FLY HALF
- Callum Sheedy (Bristol)
- Harvey Skinner (Exeter)
- Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
CENTRES
- Piers O’Connor (Bristol)
- Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester)*
- Tom Hendrickson (Exeter)
- Matt Proctor (Northampton)*
- Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
- Jimmy Gopperth (Wasps)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Stuart Hogg (Exeter)
- Charles Piutau (Bristol)
- Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester)
- Zach Kibirige (Wasps)
- Tom O’Flaherty (Exeter)
- Luke Morahan (Bristol)
- Ollie Thorley (Gloucester)
Value Fantasy Rugby Draft Free Agent Pick-ups
Please note that not all of these players may be available as free agents in your leagues, but if they are, then move quickly!
- Taulupe Faletau – LF – Bath
- Harvey Skinner – FH – Exeter
- George Furbank – OB* – Northampton
- Ollie Sleightholme – OB – Northampton
- Harvey Skinner – FH – Exeter
- Aaron Morris – OB – Harlequins
- Matt Scott – M – Leicester
- Denny Solomona – OB – Sale
- Ben Vellacott – HB – Wasps
Premiership Rugby Injury News
Gaining reliable Injury news for the Premiership is extremely difficult, and while we don’t have a database of the latest injuries at Fantasy Rugby Geek, we would highly recommend The Rugby Magazine’s injuries page which remains the most exhaustive source of Premiership injury news that can be found. Details of this and many other useful Fantasy Rugby resources can be found at our Resources page.
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FRG on the Fantasy Rugby Yanks podcast
ICYMI FRG had the honour of joining Jarrod and Ben, the Fantasy Rugby Yanks, on Episode 100 of #TRFY. We sank some beers and chatted All Time XV’s and the TFRY back story, give it a watch below or download it on all the usual Podcast spots…
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