Fantasy Rugby - Autumn Internationals 2014 ESPNscrum

Mr.Prodston

It's that time of year again folks. The Autumn Internationals are upon us. Yes I know your first thought, just like mine was "Are we going to play the fantasy game again this year?"

Well yes we are

Anyone who has played previous games has probably received an email but here is the website anyway

http://espnscrum.fantasyleague.com/

I've set up an FSA Boards.ie League and the pin is:

74971

We have until 2pm on Saturday to finalise team selection. Teams will only begin to be announced for the weekend from today onwards.

Hopefully we can get a decent number playing again this year. Autumn International fantasy rugby is serious business folks :pac:

Swiper the fox

I ignored it but I will probably enter a team. Remind me who the past winners were, I believe I won one of these???

Mr.Prodston

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I ignored it but I will probably enter a team. Remind me who the past winners were, I believe I won one of these???

I can hardly remember to be honest. I know I won the Lions game last year, and if I had to guess I'd say you won this thing last year. Think I was relatively close to winning the overall Irish Times 6 nations game too.

I'm not all that bothered about this really but I'll pick a team for the 1st weekend anyway. The prizes aren't half bad for a little game like this either with a TV, PS4's, Ipads and vouchers on offer

AdpRo

Anyone got a list of fixtures?

Mr.Prodston

Line-Ups for Weekend Saturday 8th

-NZ v Eng
-Aus v Wales
-Ire v SA
-Ita v Samoa
-Fra v Fiji
-Scot v Arg

New Zealand: I Dagg; B Smith, C Smith, S B Williams, J Savea; A Cruden, A Smith; W Crockett, D Coles, O Franks, B Retallick, S Whitelock, J Kaino, R McCaw (capt), K Read.

England: Mike Brown (Harlequins); Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Kyle Eastmond (Bath), Jonny May (Gloucester); Owen Farrell (Saracens), Danny Care (Harlequins); Joe Marler (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), David Wilson (Bath), David Attwood (Bath), Courtney Lawes (Northampton), Tom Wood (Northampton), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Billy Vunipola (Saracens).

Wales: 15-Leigh Halfpenny, 14-Alex Cuthbert, 13-George North, 12-Jamie Roberts, 11-Liam Williams, 10-Dan Biggar, 9-Rhys Webb; 1-Paul James, 2-Richard Hibbard, 3-Samson Lee, 4-Jake Ball, 5-Alun Wyn Jones, 6-Dan Lydiate, 7-Sam Warburton (capt), 8-Taulupe Faletau.

Australia: 15-Israel Folau, 14-Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13-Tevita Kuridrani, 12-Christian Leali'ifano, 11-Joe Tomane, 10-Bernard Foley, 9-Nick Phipps; 1-James Slipper, 2-Saia Fainga'a, 3-Sekope Kepu, 4-Sam Carter, 5-Rob Simmons, 6-Sean McMahon, 7-Michael Hooper (capt), 8-Ben McCalman.

Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Chris Henry, 6 Peter O'Mahony, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Devin Toner, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Jack McGrath.

South Africa: Willie le Roux; Cornal Hendricks, Jan Serfontein, Jean de Villiers (capt), Bryan Habana; Handre Pollard, Francois Hougaard; Duane Vermeulen, Teboho Mohoje, Marcell Coetzee; Victor Matfield, Eben Etzebeth; Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira.

Scotland: Stuart Hogg, Sean Maitland , Mark Bennett , Alex Dunbar, Tommy Seymour, Finn Russell, Greig Laidlaw, Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford , Euan Murray , Richie Gray, Jonny Gray, Rob Harley, Blair Cowan, Adam Ashe

Argentina: 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Juan Imhoff, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Juan Martín Hernández, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Javier Ortega Desio, 6 Rodrigo Báez, 5 Juan Cruz Guillemaín, 4 Tomás Lavanini, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Agustín Creevy (c), 1 Marcos Ayerza,

France: 15 Scott Spedding, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Alexandre Dumoulin, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Teddy Thomas, 10 Camille Lopez, 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde, 8 Damien Chouly, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Papé, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Alexandre Menini

Fiji: 15 Metuisela Talebula, 14 Watisoni Votu, 13 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 12 Levani Botia, 11 Alipate Ratini, 10 Jonetani Ralulu, 9 Nikola Matawalu, 8 Masi Matadigo, 7 Akapusi Qera (c), 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu, 5 Api Ratuniyarawa, 4 Leone Nakarawa, 3 Manasa Saulo, 2 Sunia Koto, 1 Campese Ma'afu

Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Luke Mclean, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Leonardo Sarto, 10 Kelly Haimona, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Joshua Furno, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Dario Chistolini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Matias Aguero

Samoa: 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia, 14 Ken Pisi, 13 Johnny Leota, 12 Alapati Leiua, 11 David Lemi (c), 10 Tusiata Pisi, 9 Kahn Fotuali'i, 8 Taiasina Tuifua, 7 Jack Lam, 6 Piula Fa'asalele, 5 Fa'atiga Lemalu, 4 Kane Thompson, 3 Anthony Perenise, 2 Ti'i Paulo, 1 Sakaria Taulafo.

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Come on now and pick a team for this weekend at least. No excuses

patmac

Entered picked the Italian Front row Aguero so as I could have him in both teams!

NoelJ

Who's going to be the french kicker?

Swiper the fox

Team entered, roll up, roll up, ye'll be glad of this next week when there's no FPL:P

Mr.Prodston

Just over 2 hours now to pick your teams.

Ah go on

manual_man

Not entering this as honestly I don't know enough about rugby, but would be great to see another fantasy sport with genuine interest on the forum. Saw the promos for it on the fantasyleague website where I play their FPL game, does it seem well thought out and challenging to those who know their rugby???

Mr.Prodston

manual_man wrote: »

Not entering this as honestly I don't know enough about rugby, but would be great to see another fantasy sport with genuine interest on the forum. Saw the promos for it on the fantasyleague website where I play their FPL game, does it seem well thought out and challenging to those who know their rugby???

It's basic enough but for a bit of fun for a few rugby weekends it does the job.

The 6 nations is usually more tactical as there isn't unlimited transfers like this one has.

As my FPL interest has grown it's after eating into my rugby time unfortunately. I don't recognise half the French backs, although that's not totally unheard of in any given year :pac:

iroced

Completely forgot about this.

Just entered a team bat out of hell seconds before the deadline... Not sure all my players will actually play and my last changes were taken into account. We'll see.

I'll enter the FSA league later.


Come on France please don't make us the laughing stock of the rugby World for once :rolleyes:... and alternatively make my selection shine .

Mr.Prodston

Israel Folau with 2 tries already. Rhys Webb with one for Wales 14-7

England putting it up to NZ too 8-5. May and Cruden with a try apiece.

iroced

France with a good perf. Finally .

Just saw now that you posted all the teams line-up Mr. P. Was so much in a rush didn't see it :rolleyes: :pac:...

Will prob have a couple non-starters since I used the autopick and quickly made a few changes (e.g. saw that Parisse worked a treat :cool:).


BTW my team is Last min bat out of hell XV :pac:.

Swiper the fox

iroced wrote: »

France with a good perf. Finally .

Just saw now that you posted all the teams line-up Mr. P. Was so much in a rush didn't see it :rolleyes: :pac:...

Will prob have a couple non-starters since I used the autopick and quickly made a few changes (e.g. saw that Parisse worked a treat :cool:).


BTW my team is Last min bat out of hell XV :pac:.

Ha ha Iroced, you suck at this rugby lark:pac::P, last place:pac:

Any chance we can combine the scores from soccer and rugger to decide the real winner of our FSA premier league clash:o

iroced

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Ha ha Iroced, you suck at this rugby lark:pac::P, last place:pac:

Any chance we can combine the scores from soccer and rugger to decide the real winner of our FSA premier league clash:o

ahah... lol...

Made my team at 13:57 (French time) on Saturday so just had the time to rush a couple of players in after using the lucky dip button. Got Fofana, Lopez and Parisse so don't just count your chickens yet :P and be sure

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Mr.Prodston

Tried to be a little too clever with a few players and had too much faith in some old reliables!

Mr.Prodston

Gameweek 2:

- Italy v Argentina
- England v South Africa
- Wales v Fiji
- Scotland v New Zealand
- France v Australia
- Ireland v Georgia (Sunday)

Italy:

Argentina:

England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Brad Barritt, 12 Kyle Eastmond, 11 Jonny May, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Danny Care, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Courtney Lawes, 4 Dave Attwood, 3 David Wilson, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler

South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jan Serfontein, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Wales: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Scott Williams, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)

Fiji: 15 Metuisela Talebula, 14 Waisea Nayacalevu, 13 Vereniki Goneva, 12 Nemani Nadolo, 11 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10 Josh Matavesi, 9 Nikola Matawalu, 8 Masi Matadigo, 7 Akapusi Qera (c), 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu, 5 Api Ratuniyarawa, 4 Leone Nakarawa, 3 Manasa Saulo, 2 Sunia Koto, 1 Campese Ma'afu

Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Alex Dunbar, 11 Tommy Seymour, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Greig Laidlaw (c), 8 Adam Ashe, 7 Blair Cowan, 6 Rob Harley, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Alasdair Dickinson

New Zealand: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Colin Slade, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Charles Piutau, 10 Dan Carter, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Richie McCaw (c), 5 Dominic Bird, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 James Parsons, 1 Joe Moody.

France: 15 Scott Spedding, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Alexandre Dumoulin, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Teddy Thomas, 10 Camille Lopez, 9 Sebastien Tillous-Borde, 8 Damien Chouly, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Alexandre Menini

Australia: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Christian Leali'ifano, 11 Joe Tomane, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Michael Hooper (c), 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 James Horwill, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Saia Fainga'a, 1 James Slipper

Ireland:

Georgia:

The Irish team isn't announced until tomorrow and I can't find Italy v Argentina info yet

iroced

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I can't find Italy v Argentina info yet

The game has been cancelled due to heavy rains and flooding in the Genoa region.
The Italian federation said they're working to reprogram it tomorrow at 5.00 pm but nothing's definite yet and we don't know where.
Source: https://twitter.com/Federugby

Actually the Argentina XV has been announced despite the game not confirmed to occur yet. 8 vchanges from the XV who faced Scotland.

15 Joaquin Tuculet, 14 Lucas G. Amorosino, 13 Manuel Montero, 12 Jeronimo De la Fuente, 11 Horacio Aguila, 10 Juan M. Hernandez, 9 Tomas Cubelli, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Javier O. Desio, 6 Facundo Isa, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Nahuel T. Chaparro, 2 Matias Cortese, 1 Marcos Ayerza

Subs: 23. Matias Moroni, 22. Nicolas Sanchez, 21 Martin Landajo, 20 Tomas Lezana, 19 Lucas Ponce, 18 Ramiro Herrera, 17 Lucas Noguera Paz, 16 Santiago Iglesias Valdez

Mr.Prodston

iroced wrote: »

The game has been cancelled due to heavy rains and flooding in the Genoa region.
The Italian federation said they're working to reprogram it tomorrow at 5.00 pm but nothing's definite yet and we don't know where.
Source: https://twitter.com/Federugby

Actually the Argentina XV has been announced despite the game not confirmed to occur yet. 8 vchanges from the XV who faced Scotland.

15 Joaquin Tuculet, 14 Lucas G. Amorosino, 13 Manuel Montero, 12 Jeronimo De la Fuente, 11 Horacio Aguila, 10 Juan M. Hernandez, 9 Tomas Cubelli, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Javier O. Desio, 6 Facundo Isa, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Nahuel T. Chaparro, 2 Matias Cortese, 1 Marcos Ayerza

Subs: 23. Matias Moroni, 22. Nicolas Sanchez, 21 Martin Landajo, 20 Tomas Lezana, 19 Lucas Ponce, 18 Ramiro Herrera, 17 Lucas Noguera Paz, 16 Santiago Iglesias Valdez

It might be the first time Sergio Parisse isn't in a fantasy rugby team of mine if it is called off :eek:

Mr.Prodston

Actually just checked that twitter link and it's on tomorrow:

https://twitter.com/Federugby/status/532941922802077696

Not sure what that means but might be important to have the teams sorted before 5 tomorrow

iroced

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Actually just checked that twitter link and it's on tomorrow:

https://twitter.com/Federugby/status/532941922802077696

Not sure what that means but might be important to have the teams sorted before 5 tomorrow

Yeah, ESPNscrum site notified the schedule change for the game (*)
=> http://www.espnscrum.com/italy/rugby/story/247671.html

But ESPNscrum haven't updated anything regarding the fantasy game deadline

With unlimited team changes available until Italy face Argentina at 14:00 on Saturday, it's time to prepare your XV for the weekend's matches!

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

It might be the first time Sergio Parisse isn't in a fantasy rugby team of mine if it is called off

Same here :pac:.



(*) By the way the Italy XV is the following (one change from their last game):

Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Luke Mclean, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Leonardo Sarto, 10 Kelly Haimona, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Joshua Furno, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Matias Aguero

iroced

Important Information - Italy v Argentina.

Due to recent flooding, Italy v Argentina, originally scheduled for 14:00 on Saturday, will now take place on Friday, 14 November at 16:15.

To give all users a fair chance to make team changes, this match will no longer qualify for points for the ESPNscrum Fantasy Rugby game and the deadline to make any team/kicker changes will be 14:30 on Saturday.

Mr.Prodston

Ireland: 15. Felix Jones 14. Craig Gilroy 13. Darren Cave 12. Gordon D’Arcy 11. Simon Zebo 10. Ian Madigan 9. Eoin Reddan (captain) 1. Dave Kilcoyne 2. Richardt Strauss 3. Mike Ross 4. Dave Foley 5. Mike McCarthy 6. Dominic Ryan 7. Tommy O’Donnell 8. Robbie Diack

Mr.Prodston

2 hour alert for the deadline.

Swiper the fox

I watched most of the Welsh game because I had 4 Welch fellas in my team, at one stage Jonathan Davies said it was two minutes of his life he wouldn't get back after a long review. Well it's two hours of my life that I won't get back

iroced

Ah Damn :mad:! That Faletau denied try is a blow... though was rightfully denied.

Mr.Prodston

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I watched most of the Welsh game because I had 4 Welch fellas in my team, at one stage Jonathan Davies said it was two minutes of his life he wouldn't get back after a long review. Well it's two hours of my life that I won't get back

I switched over to England v SA at half time and didn't look back :pac:

No sign of my Munster bias in picking Kilcoyne, Tommy O'Donnell and Zebo for the Ireland game :pac: My big call was whether to go for Carter or Madigan but I'd be hoping Keatley gets a decent run out tomorrow.

iroced

Hmm... Just seen I kept Kaino who's not even on the NZ bench ... Down to 14 I go...

Mr.Prodston

Heh I've got Thrush in my team I think so that was a bittersweet try!

iroced

What a try by Thomas ! Should have also followed this bandwagon :rolleyes: :pac: ...



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Another convincing win from Les Bleus. That'll largely make up for my poor fantasy team result :pac: