After their forays into Europe, this weekend sees the start of the festive derby fixtures for the RaboDirect PRO12 teams.
Ulster still lead the way with a perfect ten out of ten in this competition, a full nine points clear of their nearest rivals, Scarlets, and are one of three Irish Provinces currently in the Play-Off Zone. They welcome Leinster to Ravenhill on Friday night, a victory for the visitors would close the gap between themselves and the leaders to single figures, a loss could put their own top four place into jeopardy.
The other all Irish fixture is on Saturday when fourth placed Munster travel to the Sportsground to play Connacht, who are looking for a clean sweep over the three other Irish Provinces in Galway this season. Munster have been in the top five of the table all season, but any slipup in Galway could let Glasgow Warriors or Ospreys take over their coveted Play-Off spot.
There is only one all Welsh derby before Christmas as the round 11 game between . . .
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