This is 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
The general expectations for the match results from the bookies for the Quarter-Finals are as follows…
- La Rochelle to beat Sale by 6 points
- Toulouse to beat Clermont by 4 points
- Leinster to beat Exeter by 2 points
- Bordeaux to beat Racing by 1 point
Expected to go well on Fantasy Rugby Draft and Superbru
*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)
Recommended Superbru captain pick in bold
FRONT ROW
- Julian Marchand (Toulouse)
- Pierre Bougarit (La Rochelle)
- Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)
- Reda Wardi (La Rochelle)
- Cyril Baille (Toulouse)
LOCKS
- Jonny Hill (Exeter)
- Romain Sazy (La Rochelle)
- Guido Petti (Bordeaux)*
BACK ROW
- Sam Simmonds (Exeter)
- Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle)
- Jack Conan (Leinster)
- Jerome Kaino (Toulouse)
SCRUM-HALF
- Antoine Dupont (Toulouse)
- Maxime Machenaud (Racing)
FLY HALF
- Romain Ntamack (Toulouse)
- Ihaia West (La Rochelle)
CENTRES
- Levani Botia (La Rochelle)
- Romain Buros (Bordeaux)*
- Henry Slade (Exeter)
OUTSIDE BACKS
- Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse)
- Brice Dulin (La Rochelle)
- Mathis Lebel (Toulouse)
- Juan Imhoff (Racing)
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!
- Morgan Parra – HB – Clermont
- Wenceslas Lauret – LF – Racing
- Geoffrey Doumayrou – M – La Rochelle
- Rory O’Loughlin – OB – Leinster
- Olivier Klemenczak – M – Racing
- Simon Hammersley – OB – Sale
- Luke McGrath – HB – Leinster
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