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

It's hard to believe by Sunday evening we'll be a third of the way through the BKT United Rugby Championship regular season.

Round 6 of 18, and while Leinster and Ulster look to be setting a fast pace, a bloated mid-section of the table sees one bonus-point win separating fourth from 12th.

With this being the penultimate round of games between now and the international break, now is the time to strike, particularly for those on the outskirts of the play-offs.

There are no prizes for guessing the big game of the weekend, with Leinster and Munster renewing rivalries at the Aviva Stadium.

Last week's win for Munster against the Bulls showed they are starting to find their feet under the new coaching ticket, and although their recent record against Leinster doesn't point towards a win, if they can pick off a victory at the Aviva Stadium, it will leave their league position looking far healthier.

The weekend's other big game comes from Durban where Ulster will look to build on their fine start to the season against the Cell C Sharks, with the South Africans having welcomed back the bulk of their Springbok contingent, including new signing Eben Etzebeth in last week's win against Glasgow.

Kicking things off for the Irish will be Connacht, their third home game in a row seeing them welcome Scarlets to the Sportsground on Friday night, hoping they can marry a result to their performance after last week's 10-0 defeat to Leinster.

TV

Leinster v Munster (Saturday, 5.15pm) is live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, while Connacht v Scarlets (Friday, 7.35pm) is available to watch on TG4.

RADIO

RTÉ Radio 1 will have live commentary of Leinster v Munster on Saturday evening at the Aviva Stadium, and we will also keep you updated on Sharks v Ulster, which