Welcome to our first instalment of our weekly pre-match updates 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. Make sure you come back every weekend before finalising your lineups!
A reminder that this season we have two games running for Prem this season, Fantasy Rugby Draft and Fantasy Rugby World, so sign up and get picking!
Unfortunately this week’s tips are shortened; a combination of the uncertainty around the matches, the sad news coming out of the UK in the last 24 hours, and lastly the FRG editor’s own version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles trying to get home to the UK from Europe (thanks Easyjet 🤬), has left time very short to turn the week’s tips around. Back to full length next week, including the bookies odds, bye week info and recommended waiver wire pick-ups.
A reminder that all games are ON this weekend although the Bristol v Bath game has been moved to Saturday and the Sale v Northampton game has been mooved to Sunday.
Expected to go well on Fantasy Rugby Draft and Fantasy Rugby World
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
FRONT ROW
- Kyle Sinckler (Bristol)
- Wilco Louw (Harlequins)
- Beno Obano (Bath)
- Ellis Genge (Bristol)
- Jack Singleton (Gloucester)
- George McGuigan (Newcastle)
- Akker Van Der Merwe (Sale)
- Please note that if you are playing 11-man Fantasy Rugby Draft, also look at Newcastle Front Row (4th man Jamie Blamire playing in back row) and Worcester Front Row (4th man Cameron Neild playing in back row), as you will effectively have one extra player in your team.
LOCKS
- Freddie Clarke (Gloucester)
- Sean Robinson (Newcastle)*
- Chris Vui (Bristol)
- Jean-Luc Du Preez (Sale)*
- Ben Donnell (London Irish)*
- Christ Tshiunza (Exeter)*
BACK ROW
- Dan Du Preez (Sale)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Juarno Augustus (Northampton)
- Tom Pearson (London Irish)
- Magnus Bradbury (Bristol)
- Alfie Barbeary (Wasps)
SCRUM-HALF
- Ben Spencer (Bath)
- Ben White (London Irish)
- Alex Mitchell (Northampton)
FLY HALF
- Adam Hastings (Gloucester)
- Callum Sheedy (Bristol)
- Paddy Jackson (London Irish)
CENTRES
- Luke Northmore (Harlequins)
- Curtis Rona (London Irish)
- Chris Harris (Gloucester)
- Benhard Janse Van Rensburg (London Irish)
- Will Joseph (London Irish)*
- Tom Roebuck (Sale)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Tom O’Flaherty (Sale)
- Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish)
- Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester)
- Tyrone Green (Harlequins)
- Charles Piutau (Bristol)
- Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
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