Round 5 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off on Friday night with the only two teams with a 100 per cent wining record both in action: table toppers Munster travel to Edinburgh, whilst second placed Ospreys host Connacht.
Champions Munster, having lost out on a new defensive record last week when Cardiff Blues breached their try-line, will be keen to set another this week if they can extend their run of wins to 15 games. History seems to favour the visitors.
Meanwhile at the Liberty Stadium, in what would be one of the Play-Off pairings if the season was to finish now, the records again seem to favour the unbeaten team, as Connacht have not won on Ospreys soil since 2004.
Ulster are the third Irish team in action on Friday night when they also travel to Wales, to take on Newport Gwent Dragons at a refurbished Rodney Parade. Ulster lost their 100 percent . . .
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