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 Toulouse by 10 points
- Racing to beat La Rochelle 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.)
Recommended Superbru captain pick in bold
FRONT ROW
- Andrew Porter (Leinster)
- Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)
- Dany Priso (La Rochelle)
- Julian Marchand (Toulouse)
- Ronan Kelleher (Leinster)
LOCKS
- Thomas Lavault (La Rochelle)
- James Ryan (Leinster)
- Ross Molony (Leinster)
BACK ROW
- Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle)
- Caelan Doris (Leinster)
- Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse)
- Josh van der Flier (Leinster)
SCRUM-HALF
- Nolann La Garrec (Racing)
- Antoine Dupont (Toulouse)
FLY HALF
- Ihaia West (La Rochelle)
- Johnny Sexton (Leinster)
CENTRES
- Gael Fickou (Racing)
- Jonathan Danty (La Rochelle)
- Garry Ringrose (Leinster)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Raymond Rhule (La Rochelle)
- James Lowe (Leinster)
- Teddy Thomas (Racing)
- Hugo Keenan (Leinster)
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