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
Another full line up of matches with no postponements currently planned this weekend, although with many players now away on Six Nations duty, the playing field has been seriously levelled and, as a result, the bookies are playing safe with their predictions. Here are the projected lines…
- Exeter to beat Newcastle by 8 points
- Bristol to beat Sale by 6 points
- Leicester to beat Worcester by 6 points
- Wasps to beat Northampton by 5 points
- Harlequins to beat Bath by 3 points
- London Irish to beat Gloucester by 3 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.)
FRONT ROW
- Gabriel Oghre (Wasps)*
- Bryan Byrne (Bristol)
- George McGuigan (Newcastle)
- Alec Hepburn (Exeter)
- John Afoa (Bristol)
- Wilco Louw (Harlequins)
- Marcus Street (Exeter)
LOCKS
- Chris Vui (Bristol)
- Jean-Luc Du Preez (Sale)
- Sam Skinner (Exeter)
- Dave Ribbans (Northampton)
BACK ROW
- Sam Simmonds (Exeter)
- Nathan Hughes (Bristol)
- Tom Willis (Wasps)
- Zach Mercer (Bath)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Jasper Wiese (Leicester)
SCRUM-HALF
- Danny Care (Harlequins)
- Ben Spencer (Bath)
- Andy Uren (Bristol)
FLY HALF
- Joe Simmonds (Exeter)
- Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
- Duncan Weir (Worcester)
CENTRES
- Piers O’Connor (Bristol)
- Jimmy Gopperth (Wasps)
- Rory Hutchison (Northampton)
- Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
- Oli Morris (Worcester)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Ioan Lloyd (Bristol)*
- Facundo Cordero (Exeter)
- Charles Piutau (Bristol)
- Zach Kibirige (Wasps)
- Joe Cokanasiga (Bath)
- Henry Purdy (Bristol)
- Nemani Nadolo (Leicester)
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!
- Ratu Naulago – OB – Bristol
- Jean-Luc Du Preez – L – Sale
- Alex Cuthbert – OB – Exeter
- Brett Connon – FH – Newcastle
- Charlie Atkinson – FH – Wasps
- Perry Humphreys – OB – Worcester
- Santiago Carreras – OB – Gloucester
- James Grayson – FH – Northampton
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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