Fantasy Rugby Tips, Picks and Pre-match Thoughts – Gallagher Premiership 2020/21 Round 6

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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.

Make sure you come back every weekend before finalising your lineups!

Potential mismatches

As things currently stand we have one Covid cancellation this weekend with the Midlands derby of Leicester v Northampton falling foul. 5 matches still remain on, and here are the projected lines…

  • Sale to beat Worcester by 15 points
  • Exeter to beat Bristol by 9 points
  • Harlequins to beat London Irish by 8 points
  • Wasps to beat Bath by 2 points
  • Newcastle to beat Gloucester by 2 points

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

  • Akker Van Der Merwe (Sale)
  • Tom Dunn (Bath)
  • Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter)
  • Will Stuart (Bath)
  • Wilco Louw (Harlequins)
  • Beno Obano (Bath)
  • Harry Williams (Exeter)

LOCKS

  • James Gaskell (Wasps)*
  • Jonny Hill (Exeter)
  • Charlie Ewels (Bath)
  • Matia Alemanno (Gloucester)
  • Joe Launchbury (Wasps)

BACK ROW

  • Sam Simmonds (Exeter)
  • Thomas Young (Wasps)
  • Ben Earl (Bristol)
  • Zach Mercer (Bath)
  • Ted Hill (Worcester)
  • Jack Willis (Wasps)

SCRUM-HALF

  • Dan Robson (Wasps)
  • Faf De Klerk (Sale)
  • Ben Spencer (Bath)

FLY HALF

  • Joe Simmonds (Exeter)
  • Lima Sopoaga (Wasps)*
  • Marcus Smith (Harlequins)

CENTRES

  • Sam James (Sale)*
  • Semi Radradra (Bristol)
  • Tom Roebuck (Sale)* 
  • Henry Slade (Exeter)
  • Joe Marchant (Harlequins)

OUTSIDE BACKS

  • Charles Piutau (Bristol)
  • Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester)
  • Perry Humpheys (Worcester)
  • Paolo Odogwu (Wasps)
  • Luke Morahan (Bristol)
  • Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath)
  • Jonny May (Gloucester)

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!

  • Henry Slade – M – Exeter
  • Lewis Ludlow – LF – Gloucester
  • Jack Walsh – FH – Exeter*
  • Lous Lynagh – OB – Harlequins
  • Brett Connon – FH – Newcastle
  • Tom Parton – OB – London Irish
  • Cadan Murley – OB – Harlequins
  • Kyle Moyle – OB – Gloucester

The Rugby Magazine News…

This season, The Rugby Magazine have announced an excellent initiative to support the RPA’s charity, Restart Rugby

This season, the Rugby Magazine have teamed up with Restart, the official charity of the Rugby Players’ Association, and will donate 50% of every upgrade within their Premiership fantasy game. They are aiming to raise enough money to pay for their confidential counselling service for six months, but with the players of the Rugby Magazine’s help, the aim is to cover it for the full year. In this, we as Fantasy Rugby players have the chance to give back to those who give so much to us. Furthermore, in an exciting new launch for the 2020/21 season, The Rugby Magazine has now launched an iPhone app. The App is free to download in the App Store with Android coming soon… Finally, if you back your Fantasy Rugby skills to lead you to Fantasy Premiership glory in The Rugby Magazine and win you some stash while you are at it, then join our public fantasy league on The Rugby Magazine fantasy game, where a Fantasy Rugby Geek Trucker Hat, and a signed paperback copy of the Fantasy Rugby Handbook will be on offer for the winner of the league. To join, Sign up to the game here & go to Leaderboards > Public Leagues and join “Fantasy Rugby Geek”. Good luck!

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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If you back your Fantasy Rugby skills to lead you to Fantasy Premiership glory and win you some stash while you are at it, then join our public fantasy league on The Rugby Magazine fantasy game, where a Fantasy Rugby Geek Trucker Hat, and a signed paperback copy of the Fantasy Rugby Handbook will be on offer for the winner of the league. To join, Sign up to the game here & go to Leaderboards > Public Leagues and join “Fantasy Rugby Geek”. Good luck!

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