Fantasy Rugby Picks – URC 2024/25 Round 7

Welcome to your weekly guide for fantasy rugby on URC! 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!

The United Rugby Championship is only available on one Fantasy Rugby platform this season, and that’s SuperBru. Have a read of the FRG guide to the game here.

Potential mismatches

Here are the projected lines courtesy of Paddy Power…

  • Glasgow to beat Scarlets by 18 points
  • Cardiff to beat Dragons by 11 points
  • Edinburgh to beat Benetton by 9 points
  • Sharks to beat Stormers by 8 points
  • Ospreys to beat Zebre by 8 points
  • Munster to beat Lions by 6 points
  • Leinster to beat Ulster by 4 points
  • Bulls to beat Connacht by 3 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

  • Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh)
  • Juan Schoeman (Lions)
  • Vincent Koch (Sharks)
  • Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff)

HOOKERS

  • Johnny Matthews (Glasgow)
  • Akker Van Der Merwe (Bulls)
  • Dave Heffernan (Connacht)

LOCKS

  • Ben-Jason Dixon (Stormers)*
  • Riccardo Favretto (Benetton)*
  • Teddy Williams (Cardiff)
  • Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh)

BACK ROW

  • Francke Horn (Lions)
  • Jarod Cairns (Lions)
  • Vincent Tshituka (Sharks)
  • Taine Plumtree (Scarlets)
  • Ben Muncaster (Edinburgh)
  • Henco Venter (Glasgow)
  • Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh)

SCRUM-HALF

  • Ali Price (Edinburgh)
  • George Horne (Glasgow)
  • Jaden Hendrikse (Sharks)

FLY HALF

  • Siya Masuku (Sharks)
  • Ross Thompson (Edinburgh)
  • Tom Jordan (Glasgow)*

CENTRES

  • Shayne Bolton (Connacht)*
  • Andre Esterhuizen (Sharks)
  • Piers O’Connor (Connacht)
  • Suleiman Hartzenberg (Stormers)*
  • Stafford McDowall (Glasgow)

OUTSIDE BACKS

  • Kyle Rowe (Glasgow)
  • Duhan Van Der Merwe (Edinburgh)
  • Edwill Van Der Merwe (Lions)
  • Josh McKay (Glasgow)
  • Aphelele Fassi (Sharks)
  • Cam Winnett (Cradiff)
  • Darcy Graham (Edinburgh)

Bargain buys on Superbru

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

  • Daniel Kasende (Ospreys) – Outside Back – $3m
  • Macs Page (Scarlets) – Centre – $2m
  • Shayne Bolton (Connacht) – Centre* – $2m
  • Shane Jennings (Connacht) – Centre – $2m
  • Harri Millard (Cardiff) – Centre* – $2m
  • Kade Wolhuter (Lions) – Fly Half – $3m
  • Charlie Tector (Leinster) – Fly Half – $3m
  • Jaden Hendrikse (Sharks) – Scrum Half – $2m
  • Jarod Cairns (Lions) – Back Row – $2m
  • Ben Muncaster (Edinburgh) – Back Row – $2m
  • Josh Macleod (Scarlets) – Back Row – $2m
  • Celimpilo Gumede (Bulls) – Back Row – $2m
  • Dave Heffernan (Connacht) – Hooker – $2m
  • Drew Barron (Munster) – Hooker – $2m

Recommended Captain Picks

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

  • Kyle Rowe (Glasgow)
  • Duhan Van Der Merwe (Edinburgh)
  • Josh McKay (Glasgow)

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