Heineken Champions Cup round of 16 second legs: All you need to know
Unsure of how a two-legged round of 16 would play out, organisers must be at least content that four of the ties have less than a score between them, while big away wins for Leicester over Clermont, Racing over Stade and La Rochelle against Bordeaux would suggest those ties might not go down to the wire.
It's certainly all to play for as far as the Irish sides are concerned.
Connacht, despite the loss to Leinster, will feel they stood up and were counted, while Ulster were full value for their win in France.
Munster underperformed against Exeter and both teams will surely iron out many of the kinks that led to a strange game.
RADIO
Leinster v Connacht (today 5.30pm) and Ulster v Toulouse (Saturday 8pm) are live on RTÉ Radio 1.
TV
All games are live on BT Sport.
ONLINE
RTE.ie/sport will have live blogs on Friday evening and Saturday with match reports and reaction from the grounds.
WEATHER
Dublin is set to be partly cloudy and about 16C. Limerick on Saturday will be cloudy with temperatures around 12C. Similar conditions forecast for Belfast on Saturday evening with slightly lower temperatures.
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Having shipped 85 points to Leinster in two URC defeats this season, Connacht upped their game a level last Friday to remain in the hunt.
The 21-26 scoreline from the Sportsground could have been worse but it could have been better too. Connacht were turned over on the line in the second half, while