Here we go, the Autumn Nations Series here!
If you are new to Fantasy Rugby Geek, then welcome to our first instalment of our weekly pre-match updates for the Autumn Nations Series. This 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.
Potential mismatches
Here are the projected lines courtesy of Paddy Power…
- Scotland to beat Fiji by 19 points
- New Zealand to beat England by 5 points
Top 5 most likely to score (Odds via Bet365)
- 1= – Duhan Van Der Merwe (Scotland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 1.44
- 1= – Ewan Ashman (Scotland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 1.44
- 3 – Darcy Graham (Scotland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 1.67
- 4 – Kyle Rowe (Scotland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 1.91
- 5 – Huw Jones (Scotland) – Anytime tryscorer odds: 2.1
Expected to go well
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
A reminder that for the Official Autumn Nations Series game, you can only select players from the Six Nations Unions (England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales). As there are only two games this week, you can only select players from England and Scotland.
HOOKERS
- Ewan Ashman (Scotland)
PROPS
- Ellis Genge (England)
- Pierre Schoeman (Scotland)
- Will Stuart (England)
LOCKS
- Scott Cummings (Scotland)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- George Martin (England)
BACK ROW
- Ben Earl (England)
- Rory Darge (Scotland)
- Matt Fagerson (Scotland)
- Jack Dempsey (Scotland)
SCRUM-HALF
- Ben Spencer (England)
FLY HALF
- Marcus Smith (England)
CENTRES
- Ollie Lawrence (England)
- Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland)
- Huw Jones (Scotland)
BACK 3
- Duhan Van Der Merwe (Scotland)
- Darcy Graham (Scotland)
- Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (England)
- Kyle Rowe (Scotland)
Recommended Captain Picks
This week I’d suggest the following as Captain Pick options…
- Duhan Van Der Merwe (Scotland)
- Ben Earl (England)
- Rory Darge (Scotland)
Supersub Strategy
For those playing the Official Game, we look at potential options for the SuperSub role.
Ultimately SuperSub is a bit of a lottery. You could luck out if one of the starting XV needs to go off in the early stages of the game, but likewise you could be at the mercy of a coach who decides to leave his backs on the bench for the entire 80 minutes, so you have to play the percentages and consider the risks.
As covered in detail in a previous post, for me the key areas to consider in a SuperSub are…
- Will they come on, and will they play a significant period of time
- How the team has used their bench in previous games
- The split of subs on the bench
With this in mind, I will be looking to the following candidates to give the SuperSub selection to in Round 0…
- Dylan Richardson – H – Scotland
- Tom Jordan – FH – Scotland
- Theo Dan – H – England
- Alex Dombrandt – BR – England
Autumn Nations Series 2024 -> Join the FRG league!
With the 2024 Autumn Nations Series just around the corner, make sure you join the FRG league which is now live on the Official Six Nations ANS game. You can sign up to the game here, join the FRG league here and also learn some more about the game and the scoring tweaks for this year’s tournament here!
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