Fantasy Six Nations 2020 Preview – Wales

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With Saturday 1st February 2020 fast approaching, it’s time to delve a bit deeper into this year’s potential fantasy Six Nations stars. So over the next two weeks FRG is providing a quick preview of all the teams from a fantasy perspective. Today we look at Wales…

Wales

In a nutshell

Wales had a stellar 2019, taking home a Grand Slam, reaching the pinnacle of the World Rankings and reaching the semi-fials of the Rugby World Cup with some stunning performances along the way. Despite all this, in the bookies eyes they are not favourites for the Six Nations with most markets putting them at 3rd in the pecking order. They have had some significant injuries to some of their key personnel in recent times with the likes of Gareth Anscombe, Liam Williams, Taulupe Faletau and Jonathan Davies all suffering from lengthy lay-offs. Despite this, they are more than a match for any team and fantasy managers will be well rewarded for placing their faith in the Welsh talents.
 
2019 saw Josh Adams firmly establish himself as a genuinely World Class tryscoring talent and he should be in and around most fantasy teams. Elsewhere, the ageless Alun Wyn Jones remains a crucially important part of the Welsh engine room, the Welsh back row continues to impress in its depth with the likes of Wainwright, Navidi, Tipuric, Faletau and Moriarty and the half back pairing of Davies and Biggar represents a tremedous attacking combination.

Current World Ranking

4th (As of the 2nd December 2019)

Performance in the 2019 Six Nations

1st (Grand Slam)

Odds on winning Six Nations 2020

11/2 (3rd)

Six Nations History (Since start of Six Nations in 2000)

Winners x 5 (including 4 Grand Slams)

Most likely to make a fantasy impact

Josh Adams (Outside Back – Cardiff Blues)

Key players to consider

Alun Wyn Jones (Lock – Ospreys), Toby Faletau (Loose Forward – Bath), Josh Navidi (Loose Forward – Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Loose Forward – Ospreys), Aaron Wainwright (Loose Forward – Newport Gwent Dragons), Gareth Davies (Scrum Half – Scarlets), Dan Biggar (Fly Half – Northampton Saints), Hadleigh Parkes (Centre – Scarlets), George North (Outside Back – Scarlets), Louis Rees-Zammit (Outside Back – Gloucester), Josh Adams (Outside Back – Cardiff Blues)

Top Performers in 2019 Six Nations

  • Most Points: Gareth Anscombe (43 points)
  • Most Tries: Josh Adams (3 tries)
  • Most Assists: Gareth Anscombe (3 assists)
  • Successful Kicks: Gareth Anscombe (16 successful kicks)
  • Most Metres Carried: Josh Adams (257m carried)
  • Most Defenders Beaten: Liam Williams (13 defenders beaten)
  • Most Clean Breaks: Josh Adams (9 clean breaks)
  • Most offloads: Liam Williams (5 offloads)
  • Most Successful tackles: Josh Navidi (83 tackles made)
  • Most Turnovers won: George North (5 turnovers won)
  • Most successful lineout takes (and stolen lineouts): Justin Tipuric (12 lineouts won)
  • Players who played every minute of 2019 Campaign: Jonathan Davies and Josh Adams

Full squad

Forwards (21) Rhys Carre (Saracens), Rob Evans (Scarlets), Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Leon Brown (Dragons), WillGriff John (Sale), Dillon Lewis (Blues), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Seb Davies (Blues), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Will Rowlands (Wasps), Cory Hill (Dragons), Aaron Shingler (Scarlets), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Taulupe Faletau (Bath), Ross Moriarty (Dragons), Josh Navidi (Blues), Justin Tipuric (Osprey)

Backs (17) Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Rhys Webb (Toulon), Tomos Williams (Blues), Dan Biggar (Northampton), Owen Williams (Gloucester), Jarrod Evans (Blues), Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets), Nick Tompkins (Saracens), Owen Watkin (Ospreys), George North (Ospreys), Josh Adams (Blues), Owen Lane (Blues), Johnny McNicholl (Scarlets), Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester), Jonah Holmes (Leicester), Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets), Liam Williams (Saracens)

Likely Kickers

Successful kicks from Wales kickers since September 1st 2018…

 

Kits

 

Wales’s kit can be purchased here at Lovell Rugby (*Full disclosure, this is an affiliate link, so FRG will earn a small commission if kits are purchased through this link)

Full list of Matches

  • Round 1 – Saturday February 1st, 2:15pm GMT – Wales v Italy – Principality Stadium
  • Round 2 – Saturday February 8th, 2:15pm GMT – Ireland v Wales – Aviva Stadium
  • Round 3 – Saturday February 22nd, 4:45pm GMT – Wales v France – Principality Stadium
  • Round 4 – Saturday March 7th, 4:45pm GMT – England v Wales – Twickenham
  • Round 5 – Saturday March 14th, 2:15pm GMT – Wales v Scotland – Principality Stadium

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Other Fantasy Rugby Games for the 2020 Six Nations

A summary of the top games that you can play fantasy rugby for the 2020 Six Nations (some of these are currently unconfirmed so may not have 6 Nations games live)…

  • The Rugby Magazine – Stats rich salary cap style game – Check out our 2020 review here
  • PlayOn – Daily Fantasy for Rugby – Sign up today here to receive a free $22 entry with a first-time deposit – Check out our 2020 review here
  • ESPN – A classic and straightforward Six Nations fantasy game – Check out our 2020 review here
  • SuperBru – An old favourite with salary cap fantasy rugby among other games and sports – Check out our 2020 review here
  • The Irish Times – Salary cap game with a €3000 top prize – Check out our 2020 review here

Pre-tournament articles

In case you missed any of our other pre-Six Nations articles, make sure you check out the following to help guide your pre-tournament preparations…

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