Champions Cup Round 3: All You Need to Know

After a weekend off, the four Irish provinces return to action as attention moves from the Christmas Interpros to the second half of the Investec Champions Cup pool stage.

There's plenty at stake for Leinster, Munster and Ulster, each of whom have had different starts to the campaign.

With two wins from two so far, Leinster know a win against their familiar rivals La Rochelle will see them take a big step towards securing one of the top seeds for the remainder of the competition, while Ronan O'Gara's side will have revenge on their mind after two defeats to the province last season.

Munster's campaign is finely balanced with one win and one defeat, and they know a win against Saracens at Thomond Park will give them a great opportunity to get home advantage in the Round of 16.

Winless Ulster face two games against English opposition in consecutive weeks, the first of those against Leicester Tigers on Saturday, and Richie Murphy's side know that a defeat at Welford Road on Saturday night could see them eliminated with a game to spare.

Find out all you need to know about the weekend's games here.

ONLINE

We'll have live updates, live scoring, reports and reaction from all games on rte.ie/sport.

TV

You can watch live coverage of Munster v Saracens (Saturday 5.30pm) on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Leicester Tigers v Ulster (Saturday 8pm) and La Rochelle v Leinster (Sunday 3.15pm) are live on Premier Sports. The Challenge Cup meeting of Connacht v Lyon (Saturday 8pm) is also on Premier Sports.

RADIO

There will be live commentary of La Rochelle v Leinster on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport.

WEATHER

The current cold snap is expected to have eased by Saturday when Munster host Saracens. It's expected to be a dry evening in Limerick, with moderate