Fantasy Rugby for 6 Nations

The Lost Sheep · 16-01-2014 1:21pm #1

ESPN pool boards.ie FSA
Pin: 49775

Swiper the fox · 16-01-2014 1:54pm

I'll have a cut off this anyway, will set up my team when the first weeks teams are announced.

Mr.Prodston · 16-01-2014 2:10pm

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I'll have a cut off this anyway, will set up my team when the first weeks teams are announced.

Yeah likewise. We'll have to drum up a bit of support for this one and get a league of more than 5 teams

Swiper the fox · 16-01-2014 2:12pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Yeah likewise. We'll have to drum up a bit of support for this one and get a league of more than 5 teams

Well yeah but then one of us mightn't win:(:pac:!

Mr.Prodston · 16-01-2014 3:17pm

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Well yeah but then one of us mightn't win:(:pac:!

The Irish Times tend to have a nice prize fund every year so I think we should look at that one as well. Don't think it's set up yet though, not that it matters until the week before the 6N starts anyway

steve_r · 16-01-2014 3:48pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

The Irish Times tend to have a nice prize fund every year so I think we should look at that one as well. Don't think it's set up yet though, not that it matters until the week before the 6N starts anyway

Which one is the best one, between EPSN, Irish Times and Scrum?

I've played a few of them before and it's never been as well put together as the soccer/American sports ones

The Lost Sheep · 16-01-2014 3:56pm

steve_r wrote: »

Which one is the best one, between EPSN, Irish Times and Scrum?

I've played a few of them before and it's never been as well put together as the soccer/American sports ones

ESPN Scrum is the best IMO.
Irish times generally allows you pick any 8 forwards you like regardless of position so you can pick 8 backrows if you like which isnt as good as if you have to pick props/2nd rows who are less likely to score

Mr.Prodston · 16-01-2014 4:06pm

steve_r wrote: »

Which one is the best one, between EPSN, Irish Times and Scrum?

I've played a few of them before and it's never been as well put together as the soccer/American sports ones

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

ESPN Scrum is the best IMO.
Irish times generally allows you pick any 8 forwards you like regardless of position so you can pick 8 backrows if you like which isnt as good as if you have to pick props/2nd rows who are less likely to score

I haven't played the Irish Times one for about 2 years but having done the ESPN one for the Lions and autumn games and it was better alright, a little more thought to it for the reasons about the players alright.

Swiper the fox · 16-01-2014 4:09pm

We've had a very small league here (ESPN) for the Lions and the November internationals, neither were great but it adds to the enjoyment of the games. I agree that its best to have to pick a player from each position rather than 8 back rows and 7 wingers, if that's the way with others I'd prefer to stay with ESPN. Is this linked with the Rugby forum Lost Sheep? I've never looked in there.

The Lost Sheep · 16-01-2014 4:23pm

Swiper the fox wrote: »

We've had a very small league here (ESPN) for the Lions and the November internationals, neither were great but it adds to the enjoyment of the games. I agree that its best to have to pick a player from each position rather than 8 back rows and 7 wingers, if that's the way with others I'd prefer to stay with ESPN. Is this linked with the Rugby forum Lost Sheep? I've never looked in there.

I'l pob set a different pool up for the rugby forum

Mr.Prodston · 25-01-2014 2:19pm

I'm just in the process of signing up for this and looking at how the transfers work it's different to Autumn and the Lions and more traditional.

15 transfers permitted and only a max of 5 per week

During the tournament, you can react to the form and availability of your players by making transfers to change some of your selected players.

Please note that you can make unlimited transfers until the first match of the competition at 14:30 GMT on Saturday, 1 February.

Once the competition is underway, each coach is allocated 15 transfers in total, but can only make up to five transfers between Game Rounds. Kicker changes are unlimited.

However, both team changes and kicker changes are not permitted between the first scheduled kick-off for each weekend and 00:00 GMT on Monday.

All team changes and kicker changes take place with immediate effect.

When making transfers, you must always ensure that your team contains no more than four players from each nation and have the right number of players in each position.

Mr.Prodston · 25-01-2014 2:21pm

Just joined with a lucky dip selection so far.

2 teams in and myself and another now pending.

Swiper the fox · 25-01-2014 2:25pm

I'll sign up tonight, that's good about the limited transfers, makes it a little more challenging when setting up your original team while loading your team weekly for the Italians.

Mr.Prodston · 25-01-2014 2:30pm

I've looked at the Irish Times one and joined up. They're the exact same both ESPN and Irish Times and that Feck Toulon boards league has many more participants.

nudger · 25-01-2014 2:43pm

Just put my name down, 4 of us pending.

Podge_irl · 26-01-2014 12:00am

In

notfred · 26-01-2014 7:35pm

Pending.

GiftofGab · 29-01-2014 6:15pm

Whats the league code for the ESPN fantasy league?

Skippy44 · 30-01-2014 10:38am

Joined

ionadnapokot · 30-01-2014 1:29pm

Sign me up please!

Swiper the fox · 30-01-2014 1:33pm

ionadnapokot wrote: »

Sign me up please!

start here
http://espnscrum.fantasyleague.com/

The code is the first post on this thread

Swiper the fox · 31-01-2014 1:40pm

13 so far for ESPN, quick bump in case anyone is interested.

Mr.Prodston · 31-01-2014 3:46pm

I've just sorted my team there now for this. I'm doing the Irish Times one as well and it really is spam the back-rows when it comes to the forwards in that. Much less thought to it which I don't like.

KevIRL · 31-01-2014 6:33pm

Kev's Hookers are in

ItsChecoTime · 01-02-2014 1:58am

I got Wood joined there

LightningBlue · 01-02-2014 10:52am

Carthy's Crusaders joined there now.

Mr.Prodston · 01-02-2014 1:32pm

There's still time to join up.

iroced · 01-02-2014 1:54pm

Sorry for the stupid question but do you play the http://espnscrum.fantasyleague.com/ ?

How do you join your league?

Mr.Prodston · 01-02-2014 1:56pm

This is the ESPN game

iroced · 01-02-2014 2:12pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

This is the ESPN game

Yeah but can't find where and how to join your league...

Mr.Prodston · 01-02-2014 2:14pm

The pin was in the OP: Pin: 49775

http://espnscrum.fantasyleague.com/

iroced · 01-02-2014 2:19pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

The pin was in the OP: Pin: 49775

http://espnscrum.fantasyleague.com/

Right. Sorry. feel stupid now

... Was searching to join from the tabs "Leagues" and "Challenge". Could not see the huge ENTER NEW LEAGUE in the middle of the page :pac:.

Monkey's Business added

. Allez Les Bleus!

The Lost Sheep · 01-02-2014 2:20pm

link to the game is post 21 and the code to join the league is in post 1.

Mr.Prodston · 01-02-2014 2:22pm

iroced wrote: »

Right. Sorry. feel stupid now ... Was searching to join from the tabs "Leagues" and "Challenge". Could not see the huge ENTER NEW LEAGUE in the middle of the page :pac:.

Monkey's Business added . Allez Les Bleus!

Haha when we're used to the FPL site anything else is alien. Takes a while to get your bearings alright. :pac:

Mr.Prodston · 01-02-2014 2:36pm

A Cuthbert try to kick things off.

1/2P converts from the right-hand touchline

KevIRL · 01-02-2014 3:14pm

2 tries and 3 kicks for my lads. Decent first half

KevIRL · 01-02-2014 9:05pm

48 points. Not bad start at all now if the league admin could please accept the pending entries...

The Lost Sheep · 01-02-2014 9:19pm

I'll do it now. Doesn't make a difference when I accept people as points count in league anyway

Swiper the fox · 02-02-2014 1:32pm

21 in this league now, i'd be delighted with that only it looks like I will be lucky to be in the top 20 after the first week. No tries or assists from my 9 players yesterday:(

KevIRL · 02-02-2014 4:50pm

2 tries and a motm today from my lads

Swiper the fox · 02-02-2014 4:53pm

KevIRL wrote: »

2 tries and a motm today from my lads

You are kicking ass, I haven't had a single try or assist this week, unbelievable.

Mr.Prodston · 02-02-2014 4:59pm

I thought I had Heaslip and checked there and no Heaslip

Huget did the business for me this week but I tend to start slow in these rugby games!

Mr.Prodston · 02-02-2014 7:02pm

I'm about 600th in the Irish Times and 16000th in the ESPN. Obviously there's more in the ESPN game but it's funny how spamming the backrow in the IT game makes such a difference. Heaslip in one and not the other makes the biggest difference.

As I'm on 60 and Kev is on 73 and Heaslip got 13. Kev is sitting in around 900th place.

Our leader is xvmen on 81 points which is just outside the top 100 players. I reckon there must be more than 100k players as the lowest score in our league on 40 is at 89k.

KevIRL · 02-02-2014 8:18pm

BOD the only one of my backs not to score a try, was included for sentimental reasons, but will have to go now for sure.

V happy with the overall score though, sneaked inside the top 1K overall

Mr.Prodston · 02-02-2014 10:52pm

Yeah I only had BOD because I talked myself out of Scott Williams in favour of Faletau over Heaslip in the back row and didn't fancy any of the other centres. Great management there :pac:

nudger · 03-02-2014 11:08am

Picked BOD in both, think it might be time to retire the old warrior.
Having POC in the team didn't help either, so mid table in ESPN and a bit better in the IT.

03-02-2014 11:10am

I'm 474 in the world. Probably only about 2000 playing though.:(

nudger · 03-02-2014 11:40am

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm 474 in the world. Probably only about 2000 playing though.

I'm in 56505 place if that makes you feel any better.:pac:

Jeju · 08-02-2014 11:43am

Didnt do much to my team mainly bringing in Hugot for Trimble.
I expect the Ireland Wales game to have maximum 2 tries with 7 or 8 penaltys scoreable.
England should destroy the Scots and may empty the bench early like Ireland did last week likewise the French but maybe by less of a margin 14 or so.

Mr.Prodston · 08-02-2014 9:52pm

Up to 101 points in this tonight and 8k in the game before tomorrow.

In the top 200 altogether in the Irish Times game. Naturally a lot can happen tomorrow yet.

KevIRL · 09-02-2014 6:40pm

38 points today and up to 136 overall. That leaves me at 789th overall but only 3rd in the FSA league

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