Fantasy Rugby Tips, Picks and Pre-match Thoughts – Heineken Champions Cup 2020/21 Semi-Finals

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 Semi-Finals are as follows…

  • Toulouse to beat Bordeaux by 13 points
  • Leinster to beat La Rochelle by 6 points

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

  • Ronan Kelleher (Leinster)
  • Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)
  • Cian Healy (Leinster)

LOCKS

  • Rory Arnold (Toulouse)
  • Guido Petti (Bordeaux)*

BACK ROW

  • Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle)
  • Jack Conan (Leinster)
  • Jerome Kaino (Toulouse)

SCRUM-HALF

  • Antoine Dupont (Toulouse)

FLY HALF

  • Mathieu Jalibert (Bordeaux)

CENTRES

  • Garry Ringrose (Leinster)
  • Pita Ahki (Toulouse)

OUTSIDE BACKS

  • Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse)
  • Mathis Lebel (Toulouse)
  • James Lowe (Leinster)

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