Fantasy Rugby Games Overview – SuperBru 2020 Autumn Nations Cup Fantasy Game

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The first of a series of game overviews to give you the ins and outs of the available games in place for the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup. If any new games pop up, please let us know at fantasyrugbygeek@gmail.com or @frugbygeek on Twitter. The first game to launch for this new tournament featuring England, Wales, Ireland, France, Scotland, Fiji, Italy and Georgia is an old favourite, it’s SuperBru, check it out here.

THE PREMISE

A classic and simple fantasy game, no salary limits, so you can load your team with superstars. Fill your squad with players: one in each field position plus one reserve for each grouping (So your squad is four outside backs, three centres, two fly-halves, two scrum-halves, four loose forwards, three locks, two hookers, three props), unlike some other fantasy rugby games, you do not get any points for the players on your bench, so choose your starting XV wisely.

You are limited to six players per team, so you can some good coverage on players if you think that one team will be dishing out a big scoring match.

SuperBru have been doing fantasy games for years and they know what they are doing. It’s a great game, popular all over the world and there are plenty of extremely competitive private leagues going on.

THE KEY POINTS

  • Site: https://www.superbru.com/autumnnationscupfantasy
  • Squad Size: 23
  • Team size: 15
  • Double scoring captain?: Yes
  • Designated Kicker?: Yes (Can’t be the same player as your captain)
  • Transfers: 6 free transfers per round
  • Max players from one team: 6

THE EDGE

Italy & Georgia

With Italy and Georgia entering the tournament as rank outsiders (250-1 and 500-1) respectively, they are worth stacking your team up against. Despite strength in certain areas, last year’s World Cup reminded us that they are still some way off the top Northern Hemisphere nations. In such a competitive competition, you need to find any potential mismatches where you can, and unfortunately Italy and Georgia provide the best opportunity for a mismatch. 

Plan ahead

Keep an eye on the fixture list when making your transfers to ensure that you get the best bang for your buck and that the players in teams with favourable runs of fixtures are in your side

Double check your XV is starting before the round lock

Once the gameweek lock has passed, you cannot change your team. Lineups are usually all announced by Friday afternoon, so keep an eye on the lineups and make sure your XV are all starting.

Out-of-position players are worth their weight in gold

Keep an eye on players who are classified in one position but end up playing in another position that may well provide greater returns (think a winger classified as a centre, a loose forward classified as a lock, etc).

Players who like to run with the ball have the potential to score big

With 0.5 points on offer for each 5m covered, you will be well rewarded with players who run the ball in from deep and can take on and beat players, so load your team up with fullbacks and wings who like to run with the ball.

If you are a keen SuperBru player, make sure you check out our interview with one of the founders of SuperBru, Hutch, here, and also our interview with a previous Global winner of the Six Nations SuperBru game here.

 

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