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United Rugby Championship - Round 6: All you need to know

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Round six of the BKT United Rugby Championship games sees the mouth-watering clash of table-toppers Leinster and champions Munster.Saturday's renewal at the Aviva Stadium in a rematch of last season’s memorable semi-final that Munster edged thanks to a late drop-goal.Leinster will be out for some measure of revenge in a game that is close to a sell-out at Lansdowne Road.Elsewhere, Connacht face a daunting task against the Bulls, who will be able to call upon a number of Springbok World Cup winners, in Pretoria.Ulster are the last of the Irish provinces in action and have a short hop across to Glasgow, who sit second in the table. ONLINE We'll have live blogs, live scoring, reports and reaction across the weekend. TV Bulls v Connacht will be live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on Saturday, with coverage getting under way at 2.30pm.TG4 will be showing live coverage of Leinster v Munster (Saturday 6.30pm), while Ulster's game in Glasgow (Saturday 7.35pm) is on Premier Sports.All games are shown live on urc.tv.

Highlights on Against the Head Monday 8pm RADIO Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 will have live commentary of Bulls v Connacht, and Leinster v Munster. WEATHER Perfect conditions expected in Dublin on Saturday evening - dry, with minimal wind and a temperature of approximately 6C.

Cold and dry in Glasgow for Ulster's visit, with temperatures set to be close to freezing at kick-off. Connacht will enjoy slightly warmer condition in Pretoria, where the temperature is expected to remain in the thirties early Saturday evening. Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. The Bulls, who had topped the standings before Round 5 were beaten 31-23 by Edinburgh last week and enter Round 6 in

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