United Rugby Championship Round 18: All you need to know

It's the final round of the regular season in the BKT United Rugby Championship, with all four provinces playing for something this weekend.

Munster, Leinster and Ulster are all guaranteed a quarter-final, while Connacht will need to produce something special to prolong their season by another week.

Pete Wilkins' side take on Leinster at the RDS, looking to catch the hosts on the hop after their Champions Cup disappointment against Toulouse.

On Saturday, defending champions Munster take on Ulster at Thomond Park, with the league leaders looking to secure the top seed for the play-offs. Ulster, already assured of a quarter-final, may need something from the game to guarantee their Champions Cup qualification.

ONLINE

We'll have live blogs, and lives scoring as well as reports and reaction from the games.

TV

You can see live coverage of Munster v Ulster from 4.45pm on Saturday on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player (kick-off 5.15pm).

Leinster v Connacht (Friday, 7.35pm) is live on TG4 and Premier Sports

All games are also shown live on URC.tv.

RADIO

Listen to live commentary of Munster v Ulster on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1, while there will also be updates from Leinster v Connacht on Friday evening on RTÉ 2FM.

WEATHER

The weather forecast is perfect for both Interpros on the Bank Holiday weekend.

Temperatures are expected to be around 16C in Dublin on Friday evening for the 7.35pm kick-off, with no wind forecast and very little wind.

Limerick will see similar conditions on Saturday for Munster v Ulster, with sunny spells and temperatures hitting 19C.

*In the event of two or more teams finishing level on points at the end of the regular season, the following tie-break criteria will be used:

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