Welcome to 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. Make sure you come back every weekend before finalising your lineups!
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Covid has decimated sporting fixtures recently and although none of the games have been postponed yet, be ready to move quickly…
Potential mismatches
Here are the projected lines courtesy of Paddy Power…
- Saracens to beat Worcester by 12 points
- Harlequins to beat Northampton by 9 points
- Gloucester to beat Bath by 6 points
- London Irish to beat Wasps by 3 points
- Leicester to beat Bristol by 1 point
- Sale to beat Newcastle by 1 point
Premiership Bye Situation
In order to help you plan your transfers, here’s a quick overview of the upcoming byes.
This week Exeter are on a bye. Upcoming byes: Round 12 – Worcester; Round 13 – London Irish; Round 14 – Bristol
Rounds until next bye…
- Bath – 9 Rounds
- Bristol – 3 Rounds
- Exeter – This Round
- Gloucester – 6 Rounds
- Harlequins – 10 Rounds
- Leicester – 11 Rounds
- London Irish – 2 Rounds
- Newcastle – 5 Rounds
- Northampton – 4 Rounds
- Sale – 12 Rounds
- Saracens – 7 Rounds
- Wasps – 8 Rounds
- Worcester – 1 Round
Expected to go well on Fantasy Rugby World and The Rugby Magazine
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
Please note that this was published before the Harlequins v Northampton teams were announced, so their players are TBC
FRONT ROW
- Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
- Ellis Genge (Leicester)
- Kyle Sinckler (Bristol)
- Val Rapava Ruskin (Gloucester)
- Agustin Creevy (London Irish)
- Julian Montoya (Leicester)
- George McGuigan (Newcastle)
LOCKS
- Maro Itoje (Saracens)
- Lood De Jager (Sale)
- Rob Simmons (London Irish)
- Freddie Clarke (Gloucester)
- Vaea Fifita (Wasps)
BACK ROW
- Daniel Du Preez (Sale)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins) – TBC
- Ben Earl (Saracens)
- Lewis Ludlow (Gloucester)
- Tom Willis (Wasps)
- Matt Rogerson (London Irish)
SCRUM-HALF
- Danny Care (Harlequins) – TBC
- Raffi Quirke (Sale)
- Alex Mitchell (Northampton) – TBC
FLY HALF
- Marcus Smith (Harlequins) – TBC
- George Ford (Leicester)
- Alex Goode (Saracens)
CENTRES
- Nick Tompkins (Saracens)
- Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins) – TBC
- Semi Radradra (Bristol)
- Joe Marchant (Harlequins) – TBC
- Bernhard Janse Van Rensburg (London Irish)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Max Malins (Saracens)
- Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish)
- Tyrone Green (Harlequins) – TBC
- Adam Radwan (Newcastle)
- Nemani Nadolo (Leicester)
- Charles Piutau (Bristol)
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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