Here we go with Round 2 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.
I will update this post as and when new teams are announced. This is the fourth version and is up to date as of 16:00 BST on 29th August.
Keep an eye out for the Round 3 tips which will go live on Thursday 4th September.
A reminder that the Offical Women’s Rugby World Cup fantasy game can be found here.
Rugby4Cast Predictions Week 2 (30th-31st August)
Here are the match predictions courtesy of Rugby4Cast’s predictor algorithm…
- England v Samoa
- Backing England
- Predicted Score: England 70 Samoa 7
- USA v Australia
- Leaning Australia
- Predicted Score: USA 18 Australia 22
- Scotland v Fiji
- Leaning Scotland
- Predicted Score: Scotland 26 Fiji 15
- Canada v Wales
- Backing Canada
- Predicted Score: Canada 44 Wales 7
- France v Brazil
- Backing France
- Predicted Score: France 35 Brazil 8
- Ireland v Spain
- Leaning Ireland
- Predicted Score: Ireland 29 Spain 24
- Italy v South Africa
- Could go either way
- Predicted Score: Italy 25 South Africa 24
- New Zealand v Japan
- Backing New Zealand
- Predicted Score: New Zealand 59 Japan 28
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). For the Women’s Rugby Cup given that you have a tight constraint of 3 players per nation, I have also included some strong additional options for each position.
Please note that some these picks have been published before lineups were announced, so some of these picks may not be playing – these players will have TBC beside them. Please double check the starting XV before you commit to your teams. I will update this list when TBC’s are Confirmed.
PROP
- Sarah Bern (England)
- Linda Djougang (Ireland)
- Daleaka Menin (Canada)
Additional options if you are struggling with the 3 player constraints: Ellian Clarke (Scotland), Faliki Pohiva (Australia), Chryss Viliko (New Zealand)
HOOKER
- Lark Atkin-Davies (England)
- Emily Tuttosi (Canada)
Additional options: Georgia Ponsonby (New Zealand), Agathe Gerin (France), Elis Martin (Scotland), Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald (Ireland), Vittoria Vecchini (Italy)
LOCKS
- Sophie de Goede (Canada)
- Grace Moore (Ireland)*
- Maia Roos (New Zealand)
Additional options: Ericah Jarrell-Searcy (USA), Kaitlan Leany (Australia), Fiona Tuite (Ireland)*, Sam Monaghan (Ireland)
BACK ROW
- Maddie Feaunati (England)
- Jorja Miller (New Zealand)
- Evie Gallagher (Scotland)
- Leila Sae (New Zealand)
Additional options: Aseza Hele (South Africa), Marlie Packer (England), Seraphine Okemba (France), Carolina Crossley (Canada)
SCRUM-HALF
- Pauline Bourdon-Sansus (France)
- Nadine Roos (South Africa)*
Additional options: Rishi Pouri-Lane (New Zealand), Samantha Wood (Australia), Leia Brebner-Holden (Scotland), Justine Pelletier (Canada)
FLY HALF
- Helen Nelson (Scotland)
- Ruahei Demant (New Zealand)
Additional options: Libbie Janse Van Rensburg (South Africa) – TBC, Faitala Moleka (Australia), Dannah O’Brien (Ireland), Lina Queyroi (France)
CENTRES
- Meg Jones (England)
- Gabrielle Vernier (France)
- Marine Menager (France)*
Additional options: Emma Orr (Scotland), Georgina Friedrichs (Australia), Aoife Dalton (Ireland), Florence Symonds (Canada), Alex Tessier (Canada) and Jade Shekells (England)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Emma Sing (England)
- Claudia Moloney-MacDonald (England)
- Portia Woodman-Wycliffe (New Zealand)
- Emilie Boulard (France)
Additional options: Julia Schell (Canada), Byrhandre Dolf (South Africa), Jess Breach (England), Braxton Sorensen-McGee (New Zealand), Francesca McGhie (Scotland), Desiree Miller (Australia)
* 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 – Emma Sing (England), Marine Menager (France), Portia Woodman-Wycliffe (New Zealand)
Super Kicker – Emma Sing (England), Lina Queyroi (France), Sophie De Goede (Canada)
Defensive Pro – Emily Chancellor (Australia), Eshyllen Coimbra (Brazil) – TBC, Evie Gallagher (Scotland)
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
On the official game, not only is budget tight, but you must select a maximum of 3 players from every country. Below are a list of good value options to allow you to spend big elsewhere, but also from this list you should find some options from some of the lower-ranked countries…
- Glory Aioino (Samoa) – Prop: 3.0
- Elis Martin (Scotland) – Hooker: 4.0
- Bitila Tawake (Fiji) – Hooker: 3.0
- Mereoni Nakesa (Fiji) – Second Row: 4.0
- Eshyllen Coimbra (Brazil) – Second Row: 4.0 – TBC
- Evie Gallagher (Scotland) – Back Row: 4.5
- Aseza Hele (South Africa) – Back Row: 5.0
- Leia Brebner-Holden (Scotland) – Scrum Half: 4.0
- Libbie Janse Van Rensburg (South Africa) – Fly Half: 6.0
- Emma Orr (Scotland) – Centre: 5.5
- Josifini Neihamu (Fiji) – Centre: 5.5
- Lutia Col Aumua (Samoa) – Back Three: 4.5
- Byrhandre Dolf (South Africa) – Back Three: 5.0
- Litiana Vueti (Fiji) – Back Three: 4.5
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