The latest in a series of game overviews to give you the ins and outs of the available games in place for this season’s competitions. If any new games pop up, please let us know at fantasyrugbygeek@gmail.com or @frugbygeek on Twitter.
Next under the microscope is the Offical Gallagher PREM game which is on Superbru. This season they have introduced some excellent new changes that should massively enhance the fantasy experience. You can check it out here.
THE PREMISE
While Superbru is well known to many Fantasy Rugby fans, the game has undergone some continual enhancements in recent years and this season is no different. At its heart the Superbru Fantasy Rugby game is a salary cap style game in which you have a budget of £100m to build a squad of a 23 players, with one in each field position plus one reserve for each grouping (So your squad is four outside backs, three centres, two fly-halves, two scrum-halves, four loose forwards, three locks, two hookers, three props). Unlike some other fantasy rugby games, you do not get any points for the players on your bench (although if one of your starters isn’t playing then your bench players will come on), so choose your starting XV wisely.
You are limited to four players per team, and once the tournament gets underway, you can make four transfers each round (any extra transfers incur a 6 point hit).
Full scoring info is available in-game and looks to be largely the same this season compared to last season.
This season, Superbru has introduced two excellent new changes in dynamic player pricing and in-season player wildcards. Digging into these changes in more detail…
Dynamic player pricing. Player values will now fluctuate throughout the season, reflecting both on-field performances and the transfer market. Emerging stars who hit form will quickly become more expensive, while out-of-favour or injured players could drop in value, creating new opportunities for shrewd managers to buy low and sell high.
Wildcard Rounds. After each international break – in Rounds 5 and 11 – fantasy coaches will have the chance to completely reshape their squads with unlimited transfers. These windows will be crucial moments in the season, allowing managers to refresh their teams, adapt to player form, or recover from early-season gambles that didn’t pay off.
These are both really positive moves that will really enhance the user experience. You are also highly recommended to download the Superbru Rugby mobile app so you can access all their Rugby fantasy and predictor games on the go. You can check it out here for iOS and here for Android.
THE KEY POINTS
- Squad Size: 23
- Team size: 15
- Double scoring captain?: Yes
- Designated Kicker?: Yes (Can’t be the same player as your captain)
- Transfers: 4 free transfers per round
- Max players from one team: 4
THE EDGE
Take care of your bench
Unlike some other games, once the gameweek lock has passed, you cannot change your team, and with team announcements for the later matches occurring after the gameweek lock, make sure that you stack your bench well (potentially with guaranteed starters). If a player in your starting line-up doesn’t play in the round at all, but you have a player on the bench in the same positional group who did play, then that player will be subbed in for you. So, for example, an outside back can only be auto subbed in for an outside back etc.
This will be extremely valuable for Round 1 which kicks off on a Thursday night, which will be likely before the remeining lineups are announced, so you will need to make some calculated risks and ensure your bench is loaded with likely starters.
Dodge the internationals
Although the wildcard will definitely help, and also it is very it is very tempting to load up with big names, your limited transfers will be better used on guaranteed starters each week of the season so that you don’t find yourself having to make costly multiple transfers when it comes to the stars that will miss big chunks of the season for Internationals. In addition, those who were involved in the Lions Tour will likely need to be rested for a significant period of the season start.
Don’t miss the deadline!
You have a small window of time between the Saturday and Sunday squads being announced at midday and the Friday night game kicking off (with the exception of Round 1, which starts on a Thursday), so make sure you log on in this time to make sure your proposed 23 is actually playing. Keep an eye on the team announcements on the Fantasy Rugby Geek Premiership Twitter List to catch the team announcements as they come in.
Catch the price rises
With the dynamic pricing now in place, it provides a great opportunity to increase your team value over the course of the season. In order to target these opportunities, it is well worth identifying the up and coming value talents who are likely to get plenty of opportunities for the season start, whether through injury to established first teamers, players away on The Rugby Championship duty or due to Lions players being rested (one good example could be Bath’s Ciaran Donoghue who will likely step in to Finn Russell’s 10 shirt at Bath while Russell is on Lions rest until October). There are plenty of bargains to be found in the game including Joe Cokanasiga, Tom Jordan, Ben Redshaw, Ben Loader and Santiago Grondona amongst others. So identify those value options and enjoy the price rises!
Out of position players
Players who are categorised in certain positions, but mostly play in others can be great value. Outside backs who generally have a high probability of scoring tries, beating players, breaking the line and carrying for metres are traditionally the highest scorers, so if you can find an Outside Back categorised as a Centre, then load up! Likewise this works well if you can find a Loose Forward categorised as a lock.
Players who like to run with the ball have the potential to score big
With 0.5 points on offer for each 5m covered, you will be well rewarded with players who run the ball in from deep and can take on and beat players, so load your team up with fullbacks and wings who like to run with the ball.
Come and join the FRG league for 2025/26
If you back your Fantasy Rugby skills to lead you to Gallagher PREM glory, then join our public fantasy leagues on Superbru here. Good luck!
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