A weekend of Celtic derbies in the Pro14

A weekend of Celtic derbies in the Pro14 kicks off on Friday with Leinster taking on Ulster. The reigning champs suffered a rare loss last weekend when Connacht pulled one over them 35-24 at the RDS and will be eager to welcome back winning ways.

Ospreys travel to Rodney Parade where they will attempt to tame the Dragons in the first of two Welsh match-ups. The home side were punished 20-3 by Scarlets last weekend and pipped by a single point against Cardiff the week before. In light of a fortnight of back luck, a win this Round would taste very good.

Ospreys will be looking to build on a good, 17-3 victory over Cardiff in the previous round and will fancy their chances to do so.

Cardiff City Stadium will be the venue for the third fixture of the round as the Blues host Scarlets in what is likely to be another fiery all-Welsh encounter. Scarlets will be flying high after their 17-point victory over Dragons last weekend while Cardiff will be looking to make amends for their defeat to Ospreys.

The second of the two all-Irish affairs gets underway at The Sportsground on Saturday evening when Munster travel to face Connacht in the final fixture of the round.

Connacht will be eager and confident after their brilliant display in Round 10 which knocked Leinster off their perch. In a dominant performance, the final whistle sounded with the score at 35-24, much to the joy of the men in green and the disappointment of their opponents.

Munster are coming off of a loss against Ulster and are guaranteed to fight hard to pull back their place in the Irish pecking order.