United Rugby Championship Round 5: All You Need to Know

Ding ding, round 5.

The BKT United Rugby Championship has reached round five and it's been nothing if not entertaining fare so far.

Leinster, with a perfect 20 points, top the table as they head for Galway to face Connacht on Saturday night (7.35pm), while the 2023 champions Munster will look to bounce back from their derby defeat when they face Stormers earlier in the day.

Ulster, two wins and two defeats, are aiming to build on last weekend's victory over Connacht as they host the Ospreys.

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

ONLINE

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

TV

You can watch live coverage of Stormers v Munster (Saturday 5pm) on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.

Connacht v Leinster (Saturday 7.35pm) is on TG4 and Premier Sports, while Ulster v Ospreys (Friday 7.35pm) is also live on Premier Sports.

All games are shown live on URC.tv.

WEATHER

Belfast is forecast to see light rain and a gentle breeze in about 14C for kick-off.

Sunny intervals with a fresh breeze and with humidity of 62% are expected in Cape Town for Munster's match, temperatures around 17C.

Meanwhile, later in Galway, it should remain dry for the derby, with a gentle breeze in about 10C.

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Richie Murphy's Ulster welcome Ospreys to Ravenhill looking to make it three home wins from three in the championship so far.

After securing narrow wins over Glasgow and Connacht, they face a Welsh side themselves coming off the back of defeats to Munster in round three and Bulls, 29-19, last weekend.

The hosts sit in eighth place and are on a seven-game winning streak at the Kingspan.

Toby Booth’s side’s only victory