Fantasy Rugby Tips, Picks and Pre-match Thoughts – Gallagher Premiership 2019/20 Semi-Final

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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

Now into the knockout stages, the focus is only on The Rugby Magazine now. The season now moves into the playoffs and the opportunities to move up the table are shrinking, so make sure that this week you take advantage of the unlimited transfers available in The Rugby Magazine. The expected results from the bookies are as follows…

  • Exeter to beat Bath by 11 points
  • Wasps to beat Bristol by 4 points

Expected to go well

*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)

Recommended captain pick in bold

Please note that these picks have been published before lineups were announced, so some of these picks may not be playing. Please double check the starting XV before you commit to your teams, or check back here at 1pm BST.

FRONT ROW

  • Beno Obano (Bath)
  • Alex Hepburn (Exeter)
  • Harry Williams (Exeter)
  • Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter)
  • Harry Thacker (Bristol)

LOCKS

  • Jonny Hill (Exeter)
  • Jonny Gray (Exeter)
  • Chris Vui (Bristol)

BACK ROW

  • Sam Simmonds (Exeter)
  • Ben Earl (Bristol)
  • Jack Willis (Wasps)
  • Thomas Young (Wasps)

SCRUM-HALF

  • Dan Robson (Wasps)
  • Ben Spencer (Bath)

FLY HALF

  • Joe Simmonds (Exeter)
  • Callum Sheedy (Bristol)

CENTRES

  • Semi Radradra (Bristol)
  • Jacob Umaga (Wasps)
  • Ollie Devoto (Exeter)

OUTSIDE BACKS

  • Stuart Hogg (Exeter)
  • Luke Morahan (Bristol)
  • Max Malins (Bristol)
  • Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath)

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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