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
For the first time in many weeks it looks like we will be getting a full line up of matches with no postponements currently planned. Here are the projected lines…
- Exeter to beat Worcester by 12 points
- Bristol to beat Bath by 10 points
- Wasps to beat Harlequins by 7 points
- Sale to beat Leicester by 3 points
- Gloucester to beat Northampton by 2 points
- Newcastle to beat London Irish 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
- Tom Dunn (Bath)
- Akker Van Der Merwe (Sale)
- Tom Cruse (Wasps)
- John Afoa (Bristol)
- Alec Hepburn (Exeter)
- Jeff Toomaga-Allen (Wasps)
- Val Rapava Ruskin (Gloucester)
LOCKS
- Chris Vui (Bristol)
- Josh Beaumont (Sale)*
- Sam Skinner (Exeter)
- Dave Ribbans (Northampton)
BACK ROW
- Steven Luatua (Bristol)
- Nathan Hughes (Bristol)
- Zach Mercer (Bath)
- Jasper Wiese (Leicester)
- Sam Simmonds (Exeter)
- Tom Willis (Wasps)
- Lewis Ludlam (Northampton)
SCRUM-HALF
- Ben Spencer (Bath)
- Faf De Klerk (Sale)
- Andy Uren (Bristol)
FLY HALF
- Rhys Priestland (Bath)
- Lima Sopoaga (Wasps)*
- Joe Simmonds (Exeter)
CENTRES
- Semi Radradra (Bristol)
- Jimmy Gopperth (Wasps)
- Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester)
- Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
- Malakai Fekitoa (Wasps)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Ioan Lloyd (Bristol)*
- Nemani Nadolo (Leicester)
- Charles Piutau (Bristol)
- Luke Morahan (Bristol)
- Tom O’Flaherty (Exeter)
- Stuart Hogg (Exeter)
- Zack Kibirige (Wasps)
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!
- Luke James – OB – Sale
- Matt Scott – M – Leicester
- Josh Beaumont – L – Sale
- Oli Morris – M – Worcester
- Willi Heinz – HB – Gloucester
- Matteo Minozzi – OB – Wasps
- George Furbank – OB – Northampton
- Perry Humphreys – OB – Worcester
- Jason Woodward – OB – Gloucester
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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FRG on the Fantasy Rugby Yanks podcast
ICYMI FRG had the honour of joining Jarrod and Ben, the Fantasy Rugby Yanks, on Episode 100 of #TRFY.
We sank some beers and chatted All Time XV’s and the TFRY back story, give it a watch below or download it on all the usual Podcast spots…
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