Into the final round of the Premiership regular season and there is still everything to play for, both on the pitch and in the fantasy games. For players of Fantasy Rugby Draft it doesn’t get any bigger, its Finals week. Likewise for The Rugby Magazine, time has almost run out to make a march up the global rankings, so a big performance this week is critical.
The situation is however chaotic, with Sale v Worcester postponed to Wednesday and Gloucester v Saints now cancelled.
In terms of what this means for the the respective fantasy games, it is as follows…
Fantasy Rugby Draft
For the sake of the game, both Sale v Worcester and Gloucester v Saints are being treated as byes. This week’s scoring will only be based on Sunday’s matches.
The Rugby Magazine
As Gloucester v Northampton is officially cancelled, all Northampton and Gloucester players will be awarded the gameweek average. As far as things stand, Sale v Worcester is scheduled for Wednesday, so they are treating as if it was going ahead. If it is cancelled then you wold assume that TRM will take the same approach with the application of average scores.
For those new to FRG, the weekly pre-match tips are 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.
Make sure you come back every weekend before finalising your lineups!
Expected to go well on Fantasy Rugby Draft and The Rugby Magazine
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
Recommended The Rugby Magazine captain pick in bold
FRONT ROW
- Kieran Brookes (Wasps)
- Ellis Genge (Leicester)
- John Afoa (Bristol)
- Vincent Koch (Saracens)
- Harry Thacker (Bristol)
- Tommy Taylor (Wasps)
- Tom Dunn (Bath)
LOCKS
- Chris Vui (Bristol)*
- Albert Tuisue (London Irish)*
- Callum Hunter- Hill (Saracens)*
- Maro Itoje (Saracens)
BACK ROW
- Tom Willis (Wasps)
- Ben Earl (Bristol)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Thomas Young (Wasps)
- Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
- Taulupe Faletau (Bath)
SCRUM-HALF
- Harry Randall (Bristol)
- Dan Robson (Wasps)
- Ben Spencer (Bath)
FLY HALF
- George Ford (Leicester)
- Manu Vunipola (Saracens)
- Max Malins (Bristol)
CENTRES
- Jacob Umaga (Wasps)*
- Joe Marchant (Harlequins)*
- Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins)
- Malakai Fekitoa (Wasps)
- Semi Radradra (Bristol)
- Jonathan Joseph (Bath)
- Eliot Daly (Saracens)*
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Luke Morahan (Bristol)
- Zach Kibirige (Wasps)
- Nathan Earle (Harlequins)
- Anthony Watson (Bath)
- Matteo Minozzi (Wasps)
- Ioan Lloyd (Bristol)
- Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath)
Value Fantasy Rugby Draft Free Agent Pick-ups
Please note that not all of these players may be available as free agents in your leagues, but if they are, then move quickly!
- Kobus Van Wyk – OB – Leicester
- Alex Cuthbert – OB – Exeter
- Ioan Lloyd – OB – Bristol
- Brett Herron – FH – Harlequins
- Manu Vunipola – FH – Saracens
- Tom Willis – LF – Wasps
- Josh Bassett – OB – Wasps
- Thomas Young – LF – Wasps
- Dominic Morris – M – Saracens
Premiership Rugby Injury News
Gaining reliable Injury news for the Premiership is extremely difficult, and while we don’t have a database of the latest injuries at Fantasy Rugby Geek, we would highly recommend The Rugby Magazine’s injuries page which remains the most exhaustive source of Premiership injury news that can be found. Details of this and many other useful Fantasy Rugby resources can be found at our Resources page.
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