Welcome to our latest 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 a new game running for Prem this season, Premiership Rugby have launched 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…
- Northampton to beat Newcastle by 17 points
- Saracens to beat Exeter by 7 points
- Harlequins to beat Leicester by 5 points
- Gloucester to beat Sale by 3 points
- Bristol to beat Bath by 1 point
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
- Kyle Sinckler (Bristol)
- James Cronin (Leicester)
- Kirill Gotovtsev (Gloucester)
- Trevor Davison (Northampton)
- Jamal Ford-Robinson (Gloucester)
HOOKERS
- Julian Montoya (Leicester)
- Tom Dunn (Bath)
- George McGuigan (Gloucester)
LOCKS
- Joe Batley (Bristol)
- Freddie Clarke (Gloucester)
- Theo McFarland (Saracens)
- Matias Alemanno (Gloucester)
- George Hammond (Harlequins)*
BACK ROW
- Jacques Vermeulen (Exeter)
- Juan Martin Gonzalez (Saracens)
- Jasper Wiese (Leicester)
- Zach Mercer (Gloucester)
- Greg Fisilau (Exeter)
- Jacques Vermeulen (Exeter)
- Sam Graham (Northampton)
SCRUM-HALF
- Harry Randall (Bristol)
- Tom James (Northampton)
- Stuart Townsend (Exeter)
FLY HALF
- Finn Russell (Bath)
- Charlie Savala (Northampton)
- Owen Farrell (Saracens)
CENTRES
- Oli Hartley (Saracens)
- Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins)
- Nick Tompkins (Saracens)
- Cam Redpath (Bath)
- Solomone Kata (Leicester)
- Tom Litchfield (Northampton)*
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton)
- Nick David (Harlequins)
- Rotimi Segun (Saracens)
- Joe Cokanasiga (Bath)
- Tyrone Green (Harlequins)
- Ollie Hassell-Collins (Leicester)
- Louis Lynagh (Harlequins)
- Adam Radwan (Newcastle)
Recommended Captain Picks
This week I’d suggest the following as Captain Pick options…
- Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton)
- Louis Lynagh (Harlequins)
- Tyrone Green (Harlequins)
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…
- Tom De Glanville (Bath) – Outside Back – £3m
- Noah Heward (Bristol) – Outside Back – £3m
- Tom Litchfield (Northampton)* – Centre – £2m
- Charlie Savala (Northampton) – Fly Half – £4m
- Stu Townsend (Exeter) – Scrum Half – £2m
- Max Green (Harlequins) – Scrum Half – £2m
- Rasiate Tuima (Exeter) – Loose Forward – £2m
- Ernst van Rhyn (Sale) – Loose Forward – £2m
- Greg Fisilau (Exeter) – Loose Forward – £2m
- James Chisholm (Harlequins) – Loose Forward – £2m
- Guy Pepper (Newcastle) – Loose Forward – £2m
- Kyle Hatherall (Leicester) – Loose Forward – £2m
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FRG Six Nations Guest posts
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- Six Nations Website: Fantasy Rugby Geek’s Guide to the Game
- Six Nations Website: Fantasy Rugby Geek’s Six Nations Value Picks
- W-Rugby: Six Nations Fantasy 2024: The Ultimate Guide
- Six Nations Website: Fantasy Rugby Geek’s 5 to watch
- Six Nations Website: Fantasy Rugby Geek’s MORE Six Nations Value Picks
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