Kynan's Team: Week One

Division: Facebook Super 14
Team: No Pooftahs

FR   William Servat (FRA)          $1,139,000
FR   Rory Best (IRE)                  $1,137,500
LK   Richie Gray (SCO)             $602,500
LK   Julien Pierre (FRA)             $757,000
LF   Thierry Dusuatoir (FRA)      $1,142,750
LF    Pierre Spies (SAF)             $1,177,000
HV   Will Genia (AUS)               $1,007,500
HV   Dan Carter (NZL)              $1,275,000
CT   Frabrice Estebanez (FRA)  $530,555
CT   Joe Ansbro (SCO)             $507,000
OB   Israel Dagg (NZL)             $1,100,250
OB   Tommy Bowe (IRE)          $1,138,950

Cash in Bank:                             $484,995

I favored players in complete mismatches this week - the French against the Japanese, Irish against the USA, Scotland against Romania, etc, etc. They are more likely to be involved in massive numbers of tries, linebreaks, assists - all the good stuff that scores lots of points. I also tried to stick to players who are regulars in their starting line-ups, given the very limited number of trades we have.

We're trading blind through a lot of this tournament, so hopefully the coaches keep a consistent selection. Good luck everyone.