If you are new to Fantasy Rugby Geek, then welcome to our first instalment of our weekly pre-match updates for the Guinness 2024 Women’s Six Nations. 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.
Expected to go well
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
HOOKERS
- Lana Skeldon (Scotland)
- Lark Atkin-Davies (England)
PROPS
- Sisilia Tuipulotu (Wales)
- Assia Khalfaoui (France)
- Gwen Pyrs (Wales)
LOCKS
- Madoussou Fall (France)
- Manae Feleu (France)
- Isabella Locatelli (Italy)*
BACK ROW
- Marlie Packer (England) – Captain Pick
- Alex Callendar (Wales)
- Bethan Lewis (Wales)
- Sarah Beckett (England)
SCRUM-HALF
- Pauline Bourdon-Sansus (France)
- Kiera Bevan (Wales)
FLY HALF
- Helen Nelson (Scotland)
- Zoe Harrison (England)
CENTRES
- Gabrielle Vernier (France)
- Marine Menager (France)*
- Lleucu George (Wales)*
BACK 3
- Abby Dow (England)
- Ellie Kildunne (England)
- Kelly Arbey (France)
- Jess Breach (England)
Value Picks
If you are looking for good value players in the low end of the budget for your team, then the following should deliver for their price…
- Jenny Hesketh (Wales) – Back Three
- Correen Grant (Scotland) – Back Three
- Lina Queyroi (France)* – Centre
- Aoife Dalton (Ireland) – Centre
- Nassira Konde (France) – Centre
- Lleucu George (Wales)* – Centre
- Sarah Beckett (England) – Loose Forward
- Edel McMahon (Ireland) – Loose Forward
- Sarah Bonar (Scotland) – Lock
- Silvia Turani (Italy) – Hooker
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 their 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 5…
- Chloe Rollie – B3 – Scotland
- Elisa Riffonneau – H – France
- Georgia Evans – 2R – Wales
- Holly Aitchison – FH – England
Come and join the FRG league for the 2024 Women’s Six Nations!
With the 2024 Women’s Six Nations just around the corner, make sure you join the FRG league which is now live on the Official Women’s Six Nations game.
Join the Official Women’s Six Nations league here.
FRG Women’s Six Nations Guest posts
In the lead up to the Women’s Six Nations, George from FRG has been writing some guest posts for the Official Women’s Six Nations site. Have a read here 👇
- Women’s Six Nations Website: Fantasy Rugby Geek’s Guide to the Game
- Women’s Six Nations Website: Fantasy Rugby Geek’s Women’s Six Nations Value Picks
- Women’s Six Nations Website: Fantasy Rugby Geek’s 5 to watch
- Women’s Six Nations Website: Fantasy Rugby Geek’s team by team guide to the Women’s Six Nations
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