In what will be the final round of RaboDirect PRO12 games before the start of the European competitions, Ulster sit one point clear at the top of the table, with a game in hand over their rivals. They welcome Connacht to Ravenhill on Friday night, a place where the visitors have never won in this tournament.
Also on Friday there is an east v west derby in Wales as Newport Gwent Dragons travel to Llanelli to play Scarlets. Second placed Scarlets will be looking to get back to winning ways having suffered two successive defeats, and can surely take heart from the fact they have been victorious in the last eight meetings against the Men from Gwent.
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Both Italian teams are in action as well on Friday night, Benetton Treviso travelling to Edinburgh, whilst Zebre host current champions, Ospreys, in Parma. Ospreys have already lost in Italy this season, at Treviso in round one, so will be keen to return home with the points from this trip. Edinburgh on the other hand have never lost to an Italian side at Murrayfield, and will hope the trend continues this round.
There are two games on Saturday, at the Arms Park Cardiff Blues must be aiming to bounce back from the Region’s biggest ever home defeat by Ulster last weekend when they face Glasgow Warriors, who themselves struggled to overcome new boys Zebre in the last round.
However the match of the round must be at the Aviva Stadium when Leinster take on Munster. Leinster are another team looking to bounce back from a heavy defeat, having gone down 6-34 at Connacht last round, whilst Munster will have to overcome the omens if they are to claim the win having lost to Leinster in seven of their last nine meetings in all competitions, and losing on their last three visits to the Aviva Stadium.
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