Fantasy Rugby Tips, Picks and Pre-match Thoughts – Gallagher Premiership Round 16

A shorter instalment than usual (while FRG is on holiday) of our weekly pre-match updates…

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

Vincent Koch (Saracens)
Henry Thomas (Bath)
Alec Hepburn (Exeter)
Harry Thacker (Bristol)
Elia Elia (Harlequins)
Jack Yeandle (Exeter)

LOCKS

Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)*
Bryn Evans (Sale)
Will Spencer (Leicester) 
Will Rowlands (Wasps)

BACK ROW

Ben Morgan (Gloucester)
Zach Mercer (Bath)
Nizaam Carr (Wasps)
Jaco Kriel (Gloucester)

SCRUM-HALF

Faf De Klerk (Sale)
Cobus Reinach (Northampton)
Ben Spencer (Saracens)

FLY HALF

James Lang (Harlequins)
James Grayson (Northampton)
Gareth Steenson (Exeter)

CENTRES

Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath)
Rory Hutchinson (Northampton)
Alex Lozowski (Saracens)

OUTSIDE BACKS

Denny Solomona (Sale)
Taqele Naiyaravoro (Northampton)
Alex Lewington (Saracens)
Ollie Thorley (Gloucester)
Santiago Cordero (Exeter)
Willie Le Roux (Wasps)

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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