Fantasy Rugger - Boards League

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Anyone fancy joining a league? Just for a bit of fun, no prizes, other than bragging rights.

In case you don't know http://fantasyrugger.co/ is run by Ian Madigan (and presumably others). They claim to have the best scoring system awarding points for lots of different aspects of play in the various positions. There's a couple of players and websites have their own leagues and are giving away decent prizes to the winners. Madigan is giving away 6N tickets for Ireland vs Wales. Dan Biggar is giving away Wales v Scotland ones.

Anyway... I'll create a league for Boards and if anyone wants to join feel free.

Now to think of a name....

"Bring Back Andrew Trimble" or maybe "The Kieran Marmion Appreciation Society"?

EDIT: League is called "Down To Ruck" and I regret it already. The code is weZuOKjit4tgdHQY

LINK TO LEAGUE IS IN POST #8

Stheno

I'll give it a go

Was chatting to some of the lads in work about fantasy team websites for the RWC and this looks as good as any I guess. Only issue is I'm not sure my hair is random yet shapely enough to join.

Could some boards experts maybe weigh in on this... molloy? .... ak?

Stheno

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Was chatting to some of the lads in work about fantasy team websites for the RWC and this looks as good as any I guess. Only issue is I'm not sure my hair is random yet shapely enough to join.

Could some boards experts maybe weigh in on this... molloy? .... ak?

What's this about hair?

Wang King

Stheno wrote: »

What's this about hair?

Only baldies need apply.....you're in!!

Stheno

Wang King wrote: »

Only baldies need apply.....you're in!!

How did you know I'm bald?

aimee1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Anyway... I'll create a league for Boards and if anyone wants to join feel free.

Now to think of a name....

"Bring Back Andrew Trimble" or maybe "The Kieran Marmion Appreciation Society"?

EDIT: League is called "Down To Ruck" and I regret it already. The code is weZuOKjit4tgdHQY

is this set up yet? just looked for it there and nothing

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

aimee1 wrote: »

is this set up yet? just looked for it there and nothing

I just set it up, about 10 minutes ago. Maybe it takes a while to appear?

This is the link it's giving me... http://fantasyrugger.co/league/index?LeagueSearch%5Bprivacy_code%5D=weZuOKjit4tgdHQY

Stheno

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I just set it up, about 10 minutes ago. Maybe it takes a while to appear?

This is the link it's giving me... http://fantasyrugger.co/league/index?LeagueSearch%5Bprivacy_code%5D=weZuOKjit4tgdHQY

Sorted through the link

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Here's my team. I'm hoping to never have to make any substitutions. Although I've just realised Australia (and 3 other teams I can't figure out) aren't playing in the first game week so I have to make one already .... S**t, Scotland aren't playing either.

Stheno

Here's mine attached

You and I both have Hogg and Heaslip that I can see

molloyjh

I'm in with my hastily assembled team. It's awkward enough to put together without having to worry about who is playing when so I just selected one for the whole tournament and hoped for the best.

Stheno

molloyjh wrote: »

I'm in with my hastily assembled team. It's awkward enough to put together without having to worry about who is playing when so I just selected one for the whole tournament and hoped for the best.

As I'm new to this stuff I just picked at random :P

Wang King

I can't find the league

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Wang King wrote: »

I can't find the league

Try the link in post #8.

Wang King

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Try the link in post #8.

I did thanks, I'm in...

Stheno

So am I right in thinking the idea here is that we see how our individual teams do against each other?

Totally new to this

Wang King

I've managed to join, but I can't get back in thru the link, can't see any other teams or anything, is that normal? Will it take a few hours to show up, or are we a ghost league.

Wang King

Stheno wrote: »

So am I right in thinking the idea here is that we see how our individual teams do against each other?

Totally new to this

As long as you finish above me you're doing OK

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Stheno wrote: »

So am I right in thinking the idea here is that we see how our individual teams do against each other?

Totally new to this

Yeah, pretty much.

You can join other leagues that are giving away prizes too. There's a few on the "Featured Leagues" page.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Wang King wrote: »

I've managed to join, but I can't get back in thru the link, can't see any other teams or anything, is that normal? Will it take a few hours to show up, or are we a ghost league.

I made it a private league so only people on here could join. You should be able to see who else is in the league but you can't see who is in their team. I assume this will change when the tournament starts.

Stheno

Wang King wrote: »

As long as you finish above me you're doing OK

ah that would be pure beginners luck

Wang King

Stheno wrote: »

ah that would be pure beginners luck

I've the same level of experience in fantasy games as yourself

Trabejo

Wang King wrote: »

As long as you finish above me you're doing OK

Wang King wrote: »

I've the same level of experience in fantasy games as yourself

I think you're looking for the fantasy Bugger thread there pal.

Squidgy Black

Absolutely brutal at these yokes but figured it's worth a try.

Wang King

Trabejo wrote: »

I think you're looking for the fantasy Bugger thread there pal.

You offering mate?

sullivlo

Joined! Excited.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Just giving this a wee bump in case anyone missed it and might like to join in.

awec

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Here's my team. I'm hoping to never have to make any substitutions. Although I've just realised Australia (and 3 other teams I can't figure out) aren't playing in the first game week so I have to make one already .... S**t, Scotland aren't playing either.

Wait, what is a gameweek?

It'd be weird if a gameweek wasn't considered the first round of fixtures. Otherwise there'll have to be a lot of subbing for teams not playing?

Wang King

Feck, I hope so, else I'm in the brown stuff

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I asked them on twitter but they never got back to me. I had previously assumed that some teams would have two fixtures in the one week at times but it seems that some teams are missing from the first game week. I'm working off the list they give as game week one meaning no Australia or Scotland and two other teams are missing too.

Pudsy33

You can make 2 free transfers after each game week.

The Pheasant2

Here's my team, probably not finalised yet - I'll have to see the starting XV's before I make my final selection

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I went to make a change to my team this morning and I'm pretty sure I had an extra 50k in my salary bank. I managed to get Murray in as substitute SH. When I initially picked my team I was struggling to fill the bench because I kept running out of money. Not sure what happened there but I'll take it

Noopti

Joined!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Australia going with the two teams approach is pretty annoying. They're not playing in the first game week and then it's entirely possible any players you picked will end up not playing their first match either. Is it worth having any of them in the team?

awec

This is hard to pick.

Anyone know the rule for multi-positional players? Henderson is down as flanker but what if he plays lock?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I don't know. I assume as long as they're on the pitch you get the points.

EDIT: I asked them and they confirmed this.

Rattlehead_ie

Joined as well
G-Force

b.gud

What's the story with this once you've made your team of 25, can you make as many changes as you want before the first game?
I have a team that I'm somewhat happy with but might want to make a few changes between here and the 1st game

The Pheasant2

b.gud wrote: »

What's the story with this once you've made your team of 25, can you make as many changes as you want before the first game?
I have a team that I'm somewhat happy with but might want to make a few changes between here and the 1st game

Yeah unlimited changes until 8pm on the 18th

b.gud

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Yeah unlimited changes until 8pm on the 18th

Thanks I can submit it and try to get some work done so

awec

Putting all your eggs in one basket with the irish half back pairing then OSI?

awec

Wonder how it works post group stages when certain teams disappear. Will we be given free subs to get rid of players likely to be gone and a bigger budget?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

awec wrote: »

Wonder how it works post group stages when certain teams disappear. Will we be given free subs to get rid of players likely to be gone and a bigger budget?

You can pick an entirely new team each round once the knock outs start. I assume there'll be a budget still and a higher restriction as to how many players per team you can pick

HankSchrader

I'm in. Out of Touch :cool:

Now to chop and change....

errlloyd

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Yeah, pretty much.

You can join other leagues that are giving away prizes too. There's a few on the "Featured Leagues" page.

Why wouldn't you just join all the featured leagues? If you win one, you'll probably win them all and get a serious amount of free stuff?

errlloyd

awec wrote: »

Wait, what is a gameweek?

It'd be weird if a gameweek wasn't considered the first round of fixtures. Otherwise there'll have to be a lot of subbing for teams not playing?

Right some from what I can gather there are four game weeks, but obviously by necessity some teams play twice in some, and some teams don't play in others. So for example Scotland miss week one, but play twice in week 2.

You pick your squad of 25, and that is your extended squad for the whole tournament, but you only actually play 15 of those each week. So for example, I picked both Irish scrum halves in my squad of 9, that way if Murray doesn't start, I can just pick Reddan. I don't think you can pick say both Murray and Kockott, and get double points when Ireland play France.

Then you can make some changes to your squad of 25 between rounds.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

errlloyd wrote: »

Why wouldn't you just join all the featured leagues? If you win one, you'll probably win them all and get a serious amount of free stuff?

I have.

errlloyd

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I can't wait for the deadline, I keep tinkering and I'm going to end up with an entirely different squad by the time it starts.