Here is all you need to know to earn bragging rights over your friends in the official Six Nations fantasy game. Copy link. twitter. facebook. whatsapp. Bragging rights make the Six Nations go round, and there are two types for supporters to savour. The traditional ones are inherited, and enjoyed when your country wins matches. Then you have the competition’s fantasy game, which allows you to earn additional bragging rights by selecting a side from all the players in action and watching it accrue points.
Insiders expect around 300,000 players to pick a line-up for the first round and tinker with it over the next couple of months. This is a number that represents a rise on last season and offers more evidence that rugby union should lean further into these games.
The sport suits them, because it lends itself well to data-driven insights that highlight the actions of individual players. Whether you are pondering a first foray into fantasy rugby or you are a veteran striving for an edge, hopefully this guide helps you out.
Each team must contain 15 players, comprising three back-three players, two centres, one fly-half, one scrum-half, three back-rowers, two locks, two props and a hooker. You can add a ‘supersub’, who is eligible for triple points if he comes off the bench at some stage during the match in question. If he starts, however, you only pick up half what he scores.
