Fantasy Rugby Tips, Picks and Pre-match Thoughts – URC 2021/22 Round 1

Welcome to our first instalment of our weekly pre-match updates for this year’s inaugural United Rugby Championship. This is 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!

The United Rugby Championship is only available on one Fantasy Rugby platform, and that’s SuperBru.

Expected to go well on SuperBru

*Players who are starting favourably out of position (i.e. Hooker in back row, Centre on wing, etc.)

FRONT ROW

  • Dave Kilcoyne (Munster)
  • Ruan Dreyer (Lions)
  • Andrew Porter (Leinster)
  • John Ryan (Munster)
  • Stuart McInally (Glasgow)
  • Dan Sheehan (Leinster)
  • Niall Scannell (Munster)

LOCKS

  • Jean Kleyn (Munster)
  • Riccardo Favretto (Benetton)*
  • James Ryan (Leinster)
  • Elrigh Louw (Bulls)*
  • Ultan Dillane (Connacht)

BACK ROW

  • Caelan Doris (Leinster)
  • Villame Mata (Edinburgh)
  • Marcell Coetzee (Bulls)
  • Ellis Jenkins (Cardiff)
  • Josh Van Der Flier (Leinster)
  • Aaron Wainwright (Dragons)

SCRUM-HALF

  • Craig Casey (Munster)
  • Kieran Hardy (Scarlets)
  • John Cooney (Ulster)

FLY HALF

  • Rhys Priestland (Cardiff)
  • Joey Carbery (Munster)
  • Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh)

CENTRES

  • Garry Ringrose (Leinster)
  • Mark Bennett (Edinburgh)
  • Wandi Similane (Lions)
  • Stuart McCloskey (Ulster)
  • Willis Halaholo (Cardiff)

OUTSIDE BACKS

  • Hugo Keenan (Leinster)
  • Simon Zebo (Munster)
  • Johnny McNicholl (Scarlets)
  • James Lowe (Leinster)
  • Darcy Graham (Edinburgh)
  • Andrew Conway (Munster)
  • Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)

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