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.
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Potential mismatches
The general expectations for the match results from the bookies are as follows…
- Leinster to beat Connacht by 22 points
- Racing to beat Stade Francais by 20 points
- Leicester to beat Clermont by 17 points
- La Rochelle to beat Bordeaux by 14 points
- Harlequins to beat Montpellier by 13 points
- Munster to beat Exeter by 5 points
- Sale to beat Bristol by 3 points
- Toulouse to beat Ulster by 2 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.)
Recommended Superbru captain pick in bold
FRONT ROW
- Ellis Genge (Leicester)
- Bevan Rodd (Sale)
- Andrew Porter (Leinster)
- Ronan Kelleher (Leinster)
- Nic Dolly (Leicester)
LOCKS
- Lood De Jager (Sale)
- Sam Skinner (Exeter)
- Iain Henderson (Ulster)
- Ross Molony (Leinster)
BACK ROW
- Josh Van Der Flier (Leinster)
- Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle)
- Hanro Liebenberg (Leicester)
- Wenceslas Lauret (Racing)
- Nick Timoney (Ulster)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
SCRUM-HALF
- Antoine Dupont (Toulouse)
- Nolann La Garrec (Racing)
FLY HALF
- Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
- Jonny Sexton (Leinster)
CENTRES
- Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster)*
- Huw Jones (Harlequins)*
- Gael Fickou (Racing)
- Garry Ringrose (Leinster)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Raymond Rhule (La Rochelle)
- Juan Imhoff (Racing)
- James Lowe (Leinster)
- Teddy Thomas (Racing)
- Louis Lynagh (Harlequins)
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