Just two teams, Leinster and Munster, collected maximum points from their first round RaboDirect PRO12 games, between them running in ten of the 22 tries that were scored last weekend. Munster will look to continue that form when they visit Italy on Friday night to take on Zebre, whilst Leinster will have home advantage on their side this round when they welcome Ospreys to the RDS the following day. With both sides winning their opening fixtures, one record is set to tumble in Dublin.
There are four games in all on Friday night; Cardiff Blues, Edinburgh Rugby and Ulster all at home along with Zebre, providing game in each of the four Unions.
Having picked up a losing bonus point in Glasgow last weekend, Blues will want to go one better and claim the winning points against Connacht, who do not have the best of records in Cardiff but did . . .
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