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Will Freeman

Fantasy Rugby tips: Who to sign ahead of Round Four of the Six Nations

The Six Nations returns this Friday night after a two week hiatus, with grand-slam chasing France travelling to Cardiff to take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium/

The French have been a lucrative source of fantasy points so far throughout the tournament with both France's top points scorer Melvyn Jaminet and World Player of the Year Antoine Dupont scoring highly for Les Bleus.

Wales meanwhile have had a slightly more underwhelming time so far with defeats to England and Ireland so far but lock Will Rowlands has been a popular pick for fantasy players, making the team of the week twice so far.

Elsewhere, the popular Ireland front-row will be without one of its key components as Andrew Porter is injured leaving centurion Cian Healy in his place as Andy Farrell takes his side to Twickenham for a mammoth clash with England on Saturday evening.

The victor of this match will retain a chance of winning the competition heading into the Super Saturday and England will be fielding a strong team with Freddie Steward performing extremely well so far, with the highest number of metres made in the tournament.

Italy vs Scotland also takes place on Saturday with Michele Lamaro a name who may be catching the eye, the 23-year-old Italy captain is seen as the heir to the great Sergio Parisse and has made the highest number of tackles so far.

However, as is often the case against Italy, the opposition backs are able to rack up big numbers due to playing against the tournament's weakest defence and players such as Darcy Graham will be expecting a productive outing.

Here are our four players to watch in round five:

Michele Lamaro (Italy)

As previously alluded to, Michele Lamaro has been mightily impressive for Italy so far in this tournament despite the Azzurri's indifferent displays and the Benetton centre has been a big part of any positives so far for the Italians.

Having made the highest number of tackles (57) in the entire tournament so far in a struggling side, comparisons with the great Sergio Parisse are justified and as the youngest captain in the tournament he could represent a bright future for Italian rugby.

With Italy's simplest two games on paper coming up, against Scotland home and Wales away, now could be the time to invest in Lamaro, who is valued at just 12.6 stars.

Darcy Graham (Scotland)

Having impressed in Scotland's first outing, a Calcutta Cup win vs England, Darcy Graham will be looking to recapture similar form against Italy.

Valued at 13.9 stars having been as high as 15.2 stars after round two, he will be a good bet to score some tries against an Italian defence which has been struggling.

Melvyn Jaminet (France)

A team's top points scorer normally steals the headlines for one of the leading contenders, making themselves a household name in the process.

However, with the mercurial talents of Antione Dupont, Damian Penaud and Romain Ntamack around him, Melvyn Jaminet has gone under the radar somewhat.

The 22-year-old full-back has started all of France's games and is their designated kicker, scoring 36 points so far which is only bettered by England's Marcus Smith and with a price of 14.7 stars, he remains a sound choice for fantasy players.

Max Malins (England)

While he may not stand out in the same way that Marcus Smith or Freddie Steward might in the England backline, a prominent figure throughout the tournament has been Max Malins.

Malins is one of the top performers across three categories, scoring highly with three try assists, 289 metres made and five offloads throughout the competition.

He is yet to score any tries so far, but with back-to-back hat-tricks earlier in the season for Saracens, the former Bristol man could be a good shout for your team, albeit at a relatively high cost of 15.7 stars.

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