Fantasy Rugby Picks – Champions Cup 2024/25 Round 1

Welcome to your weekly guide for fantasy rugby on Premiership Rugby! Whether you’re a seasoned fantasy rugby veteran or a newcomer looking to make a mark, this week’s insights are built to help you fly up your league. Dive in and get ready to take your fantasy rugby team to the next level!

A reminder that this season Champions Cup have their official game on Superbru. You can join the game here, and read up how to play the game in the FRG Review here.

Potential mismatches

Here are the projected lines courtesy of Paddy Power…

  • Toulouse to beat Ulster by 25 points
  • Sharks to beat Exeter by 17 points
  • Northampton to beat Castres by 17 points
  • Munster to beat Stade Francais by 17 points
  • Bordeaux to beat Leicester by 16 points
  • Leinster to beat Bristol by 11 points
  • Clermont to beat Benetton by 10 points
  • Glasgow to beat Sale by 10 points
  • Racing to beat Harlequins by 5 points
  • Stormers to beat Toulon by 4 points
  • Saracens to beat Bulls by 4 points
  • Bath to beat La Rochelle by 2 points

Expected to go well on Superbru

*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)

PROPS

  • Thomas Du Toit (Bath)
  • Ellis Genge (Bristol)
  • Kyle Sinckler (Toulon)
  • Zander Fagerson (Glasgow)
  • Rhys Carre (Saracens)

HOOKERS

  • Jamie George (Saracens)
  • Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse)
  • Curtis Langdon (Northampton)

LOCKS

  • Ben-Jason Dixon (Stormers)*
  • Maro Itoje (Saracens)
  • Eben Etzebeth (Sharks)
  • Joe McCarthy (Leinster)
  • Thibaud Flament (Toulouse)
  • Cobus Wiese (Bulls)*

BACK ROW

  • Jack Willis (Toulouse)
  • Tom Willis (Saracens)
  • Josh Van Der Flier (Leinster)
  • Gavin Coombes (Munster)
  • Juarno Augustus (Northampton)
  • Cameron Hanekom (Bulls)
  • Vincent Tshituka (Sharks)

SCRUM-HALF

  • Antoine Dupont (Toulouse)
  • Alex Mitchell (Northampton)
  • Arthur Retiere (Bordeaux)*

FLY HALF

  • Fin Smith (Northampton)
  • Jack Crowley (Munster)
  • Jordan Hendrikse (Sharks)

CENTRES

  • Matthis Lebel (Toulouse)*
  • Huw Jones (Glasgow)
  • Shane Daly (Munster)*
  • Eduan Keyter (Sharks)*
  • Andre Esterhuizen (Sharks)

OUTSIDE BACKS

  • Thomas Ramos (Toulouse)
  • Damian Penaud (Bordeaux)
  • Ange Capuozzo (Toulouse)
  • Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton)
  • Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux)
  • Makazole Mapimpi (Sharks)
  • Calvin Nash (Munster)

Bargain buys

The following players have been identified as potentially scoring well for their cost in the game and should be considered as good value enablers…

  • James Ramm (Northampton) – Outside Back – €4m
  • Tom Litchfield (Northampton) – Centre – €2m
  • Eduan Keyter (Sharks) – Centre* – €3m
  • Leonardo Marin (Benetton) – Fly Half – €3m
  • Alessandro Garbisi (Benetton) – Scrum Half – €2m
  • James Dun (Bristol) – Loose Forward – €2m
  • James McNabney (Ulster) – Loose Forward – €2m
  • Henry Pollock (Northampton) – Loose Forward – €3m

Recommended Captain Picks

This week I’d suggest the following as Captain Pick options…

  • Damian Penaud (Bordeaux)
  • Ange Capuozzo (Toulouse)
  • Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton)

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