Here we go with the Quarter-Final edition of the Women’s Rugby World Cup FRG Picks! This is the latest instalment of our pre-match updates where we analyse the upcoming lineups and crunch the stats to help you optimise your lineups for peak performance this week!
For the Women’s Rugby World Cup, I will be producing picks on a weekly basis and while I will do all I can to only select starters, there is a limitation in the fact that lineups are only announced 48 hours prior to kick-off (and while I will make it clear where players are unconfirmed), make sure you double check the starting XV’s before you finalise your team.
Keep an eye out for the Semi-Final tips which will go live on Thursday 18th September.
A reminder that the Offical Women’s Rugby World Cup fantasy game can be found here.
Expected to go well
These are the FRG weekly tips, I typically try to offer 2-3 good options for each positional slot, also taking into account players who may be playing favourably out of position (i.e. Players categorised as Centre playing in the back 3).
Please note that for the Quarter-Finals you can now pick 4 players per nation.
PROP
- Maud Muir (England)
- Daleaka Menin (Canada)
- McKinley Hunt (Canada)
Additional options if you are struggling with the 4 player constraints: Kelsey Clifford (England), Rose Bernadou (France), Babalwa Latsha (South Africa)
HOOKER
- Amy Cokayne (England)
- Emily Tuttosi (Canada)
Additional options: Agathe Gerin (France), Neve Jones (Ireland), Adiana Talakai (Australia)
LOCKS
- Sophie de Goede (Canada)
- Maia Roos (New Zealand)
- Manae Feleu (France)
Additional options: Morwena Talling (England), Kaitlyn Leany (Australia), Fiona Tuite (Ireland)*
BACK ROW
- Sadia Kabeya (England)
- Jorja Miller (New Zealand)
- Charlotte Escudero (France)
- Alex Matthews (England)
Additional options: Evie Gallagher (Scotland) – TBC, Lia Mikaele-Tu’u (New Zealand), Aseza Hele (South Africa), Aoife Wafer (Ireland)
SCRUM-HALF
- Pauline Bourdon-Sansus (France)
- Mo Hunt (England)
Additional options: Nadine Roos (South Africa), Justine Pelletier (Canada), Maia Joseph (New Zealand)
FLY HALF
- Holly Aitchison (England)
- Helena Rowland (England)*
Additional options: Lina Queyroi (France), Taylor Perry (Canada), Helen Nelson (Scotland) – TBC
CENTRES
- Meg Jones (England)
- Marine Menager (France)
- Stacey Waaka (New Zealand)
Additional options: Florence Symonds (Canada), Gabby Vernier (France), Alex Tessier (Canada)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Jess Breach (England)
- Portia Woodman-Wycliffe (New Zealand)
- Braxton Sorensen-McGee (New Zealand)
- Abby Dow (England)
Additional options: Julia Schell (Canada), Morgane Bourgois (France), Renee Holmes (New Zealand)
* Players who are categorised in a different position in some games but are starting in a potentially more favourable position to accumulate fantasy points (i.e. A centre on the wing)
Booster Options
Each round I’ll provide 3 options for the Boosters…
Triple Captain – Portia Woodman-Wycliffe (New Zealand), Braxton Sorensen-McGee (New Zealand), Helena Rowland (England)
Super Kicker – Helena Rowland (England), Renee Holmes (New Zealand), Sophie De Goede (Canada)
Defensive Pro – Evie Gallagher (Scotland) – TBC, Piper Duck (Australia), Rachel Malcolm (Scotland) – TBC
Each booster can be used once for the pool stage and once for the knockout stage of the tournament giving you the opportunity to play with boosters 6 times. So you can use a booster in every round.
Value Picks
Below are a list of good value options to allow you to spend big elsewhere in your team…
- Babalwa Latsha (South Africa) – Hooker: 4.5
- Adiana Talakai (Australia) – Hooker: 4.5
- Evie Gallagher (Scotland) – Back Row: 4.5 – TBC
- Aseza Hele (South Africa) – Back Row: 5.0
- Leia Brebner-Holden (Scotland) – Scrum Half: 4.0 – TBC
- Emma Orr (Scotland) – Centre: 5.5 – TBC
- Byrhandre Dolf (South Africa) – Back Three: 5.0
- Caitlyn Halse (Australia) – Back Three: 6.0
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