Update 14:10 GMT: Owen Farrell is now officially out. From a fantasy picks perspective, we will now make a straight swap to Henry Slade.
Welcome to our first instalment of our weekly pre-match updates for the 2021 Autumn Nations Series. This is 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.
It looks like the only game in place for the Autumn Nations Series is on the Official Game, so head on over there and get your teams sorted. Also make sure you check out our guide to the game here. There is also an FRG league in place there, no prizes, just for fun and honour amongst your Fantasy Rugby brothers and sisters! Go here to join…
Potential mismatches
Here are the expected results from the bookies this week…
- England to beat Tonga by 58 points
- New Zealand to beat Italy by 56 points
- Ireland to beat Japan by 17 points
- France to beat Argentina by 17 points
- South Africa to beat Wales by 9 points
- Australia to beat Scotland by 2 points
Expected to go well
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
HOOKERS
- Jamie George (England)
- Dane Coles (New Zealand)
PROPS
- Ellis Genge (England)
- Andrew Porter (Ireland)
- Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
LOCKS
- Jonny Hill (England)
- Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
- Paul Willemse (France)
BACK ROW
- Hoskins Sotutu (New Zealand)
- Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
- Tom Curry (England)
- Jack Conan (Ireland)
SCRUM-HALF
- Antoine Dupont (France)
- Brad Weber (New Zealand)
FLY HALF
- Richie Mo’unga (New Zealand)
- Mathieu Jalibert (France)
CENTRES
- Henry Slade (England) – Replacing the Covid positive Owen Farrell
- Garry Ringrose (Ireland)
- Jesse Kriel (South Africa)*
WINGERS
- Sevu Reece (New Zealand)
- Adam Radwan (England)
- George Bridge (New Zealand)
FULL BACKS
- Hugo Keenan (Ireland)
- Damian McKenzie (New Zealand)
Come and join the FRG league!
Join our public fantasy league on the official Autumn Nations Series game here by clicking on this link: https://gamezone.autumnnationsseries.com/fantasy/#welcome/register/?parrain=b6kzapx&ligue=32
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