Fantasy Rugby Geek Picks – Super Rugby 2021 (Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 7 & AU Round 8)

A quick, short and sharp overview of our fantasy rugby tips and recommendations of the players expected to go well as we enter the next rounds of 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby AU. You can expect the weekly tips throughout the AU, Aotearoa and Trans-Tasman season once lineups have been announced…

Expected to go well

Please note that this was published before the Hurricanes v Crusaders lineup was announced, so the Hurricanes and Crusaders picks are not confirmed just yet. Exercise caution when selecting your teams and ideally wait until they are announced before finalising your team.

*Playing Out of Position

FRONT ROW

  • Taniela Tupou (Reds)
  • Pone Fa’amausili (Rebels)
  • Aidan Ross (Chiefs)
  • Folau Fainga’a (Brumbies)
  • Ash Dixon (Highlanders)

LOCKS

  • Scott Barrett (Crusaders) – TBC
  • Pari Pari Parkinson (Highlanders)
  • Fergus Lee-Warner (Force)*

BACK ROW

  • Pete Samu (Brumbies)
  • Luke Jacobson (Chiefs)
  • Shannon Frizell (Highlanders)
  • Ardie Savea (Hurricanes) – TBC

SCRUM-HALF

  • Brad Weber (Chiefs)
  • Aaron Smith (Highlanders)

FLY HALF

  • Richie Mo’unga (Crusaders) – TBC
  • Noah Lolesio (Brumbies)

CENTRES

  • Jordan Petaia (Reds)*
  • Ngane Laumape (Hurricanes) – TBC
  • Hunter Paisami (Reds)

OUTSIDE BACKS

  • Will Jordan (Crusaders) – TBC
  • Jona Nareki (Highlanders)
  • Damian McKenzie (Chiefs)
  • Marika Koroibete (Rebels)

Fantasy Rugby Games for Super Rugby

A summary of the top games that you can play fantasy rugby for Super Rugby…

  • Fantasy Rugby Draft – The original draft style Fantasy Rugby Union game (A Super Rugby AU, Aotearoa and Trans-Tasman hybrid format)
  • Draft Rugby – A draft-style game. Their game is in Early Access Release so don’t expect perfection, but worth checking (A Super Rugby AU, Aotearoa and Trans-Tasman hybrid format)
  • Sports Deck – Salary-cap style game reminiscent of the old Fox Sports Super Rugby game (A Super Rugby AU, Aotearoa and Trans-Tasman hybrid format)
  • SuperBru – An old favourite with salary cap fantasy rugby among other games and sports (Super Rugby Aotearoa only)

Super Rugby Injury News

Gaining reliable Injury news is never easy, and while we don’t have a database of the latest injuries at Fantasy Rugby Geek, we would highly recommend Draft Rugby’s Casualty Ward.

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