The Rugby Magazine - Fantasy Rugby

[Stom]

Back in the WC one, I’ve had my best ever week in fantasy rugby. 4th overall with 572. Could have been more if I didn’t let my heart rule my head on the Japanese.

[Peej]

Hmm, the recalculation has boosted me considerably, but Goode, Cipriani and Thorley were all very disappointing points wise

[Puja]

Huh. Not only am I first in both the Prem and RWC league, but I'm 5th nationally in the Prem. Can we stop the season here please?

Puja

[Scrumhead]

Yep - I thought I’d get more than 26 points from a back three of Thorley, Naiyaravoro and Goode ... the worst performing unit of my squad this week.

On the RWC game most of my team were good but Daly’s -1 was the obvious lowlight.

I’m going to struggle between heart and head next weekend. I suspect my team will be primarily made up of England and SA players because regardless of the fantasy game I won’t want the NZ players to do well.

[Scrumhead]

Team of the week: https://therugbymagazine.com/fantasy/pr ... gameweek/1

A good day for the Hills with Paul, Jonny and Ted all putting in top performances! I managed to pick all of none of them.

Rugby Rebels Premiership standings: https://therugbymagazine.com/fantasy/pr ... remiership

[Peej]

4 of the team of the week in my side, but three on the bench

[Peej]

Here's hoping I have a better week. Actually not been too hard pressed on selection this week - I've had options, and the hardest calls have been about who to leave out, rather than find someone to put in!

5 Sale, 4 Glos, and 2 of Bath, Sarries and Bris in my XV this week.

[Shiny]

My top 3 points scorers from last week are all not playing this week so I should be catapulted from the top of the relegation zone in our league to almost bottom. I was trying to explain how competitive our little league is and had to show them how I was near the bottom of ours but top 3 in the other one.

[Stom]

Willis and Curry missing out cut my back row options but I think I’ve got a very good team out. Hope I’m wrong for Quins sake

[Puja]

Itoje as captain feels like a good call today.

Piuja

[Scrumhead]

Definitely. George wasn’t a bad call, but Itoje should score really well today.

[Scrumhead]

Rugby Rebels Premiership standings: https://therugbymagazine.com/fantasy/pr ... remiership

Team of the week: https://therugbymagazine.com/fantasy/pr ... gameweek/2

[Shiny]

Worst premiership week in a couple of seasons. Not sure if it was the weather or bad selections but I only had two players score over 20 points and a lot were in single figures. Oh well, onwards and upwards, its early days yet.

[Scrumhead]

My scores have been pretty modest so far. Some of my regular stalwarts have been underperforming, but I’m thinking to stick rather than twist as I worked out that if I’d kept the same 23 I had on the opening day of last season, I’d have scored more or less than I did agonising over tweaks and changes every week!

[Peej]

I did pretty well, and would have had a better week had Morahan not let me down, and I not been stuck with a zero after Spencer booked with lastminute.com

[Scrumhead]

The way the deadlines work has changed. Players are only ‘locked-in’ at kick off.

I had Spencer too but swapped him out on Sunday morning to bring in Ben White (he was cheap and it was him or Wigglesworth). It meant I didn’t have a kicker who was actually kicking but White’s 25 points was a reasonable haul I wouldn’t have got under the old system.

[Peej]

I actually had a good result, as Uren was automatically swapped in and he got 40 points - it was just that I had a zero on the bench

[Peej]

Have had to take a 20 point hit just to get one prop starting this week!

[Shiny]

I have a full team of starters and mostly starters on the bench. Not that it means much with the way my teams play.

[Scrumhead]

Some frustrating rotation this week, but I’ve managed to get a decent squad out with 19/23 starting.

[Peej]

14/15 are starters, and 7/8 on the bench. It's just props that have been a struggle for me this week due to rotation

[Puja]

I had more wingers than I knew what to do with this week - I've got 5 in my XXIII and still leaving out two who are starting for their clubs. Made a gamble and chosen Segun over Naiyaravoro, leaving the latter out of the team altogether. That will either be genius or insanity this weekend; I don't know there is a middle ground on that gamble.

Puja

[Scrumhead]

Well Sarries are playing London Irish so it’s not a crazy gamble. Segun was looking very good in the cup.

[Puja]

I feel like I have made some mistakes. The two wingers I chose to leave out? Naiyaravoro and Collins. Plus last week I was signing a back row and had a choice between Teimana Harrison and Nathan Hughes. I chose Hughes, who has scored 50 less points across the last two weeks.

Puja

[Peej]

I had Collins all of last season and he only came good once. I had du Preez as kicker, and the other two brothers. A lot of my squad have already played, and most didn't make double figures