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!
A reminder that this season we have two games running for Prem, The Rugby Magazine and Fantasy Rugby World, so sign up and get picking!
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 Gloucester by 13 points
- Leicester to beat Wasps by 6 points
- Bath to beat Worcester by 4 points
- Bristol to beat Sale by 1 point
- Harlequins to beat Exeter by 1 point
- Newcastle to beat Northampton 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 London Irish are on a bye.
Upcoming byes: Round 14 – Bristol; Round 15 – Northampton; Round 16 – Newcastle
Rounds until next bye…
- Bath – 7 Rounds
- Bristol – 1 Round
- Exeter – 11 Rounds
- Gloucester – 4 Rounds
- Harlequins – 8 Rounds
- Leicester – 9 Rounds
- London Irish – This Round
- Newcastle – 3 Rounds
- Northampton – 2 Rounds
- Sale – 10 Rounds
- Saracens – 5 Rounds
- Wasps – 6 Rounds
- Worcester – 12 Rounds
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.)
FRONT ROW
- Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
- Ellis Genge (Leicester)
- Kyle Sinckler (Bristol)
- Vincent Koch (Saracens)
- Harry Thacker (Bristol)
- Julian Montoya (Leicester)
- Jamie George (Saracens)
LOCKS
- Maro Itoje (Saracens)
- Jean-Luc Du Preez (Sale)
- Jonny Gray (Exeter)
- Freddie Clarke (Gloucester)
- Vaea Fifita (Wasps)
BACK ROW
- Sam Simmonds (Exeter)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Ben Earl (Saracens)
- Alfie Barbeary (Wasps)
- Daniel Du Preez (Sale)
- Fitz Harding (Bristol)
SCRUM-HALF
- Jack Van Poortvliet (Leicester)
- Alex Mitchell (Northampton)
- Danny Care (Harlequins)
FLY HALF
- George Ford (Leicester)
- Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
- Dan Biggar (Northampton)
CENTRES
- Alex Lozowski (Saracens)
- Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins)
- Semi Radradra (Bristol)
- Joe Marchant (Harlequins)*
- Chris Harris (Gloucester)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Max Malins (Saracens)
- Courtnall Skosan (Northampton)
- Tyrone Green (Harlequins)
- Rotimi Segun (Saracens)
- Duhan Van Der Merwe (Worcester)
- Elliot Daly (Saracens)
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Premiership Rugby Injury News
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