United Rugby Championship Round 6: All You Need to Know

This season is flying by.

It's Round 6 of the BKT United Rugby Championship this weekend, the final round of games in this opening block before the international break, and also the one-third mark through the regular season.

All four provinces are in action on Saturday, with two at home and two away.

Leinster look to continue their dominant start to the season when they welcome the Lions to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening. Leo Cullen's side have won five games in a row, all with bonus-points, while their opponents are the only other team with a 100% record, although they have played a game fewer.

Connacht are also at home, with Pete Wilkins' side hosting Dragons, and are looking to get back into the winners enclosure after two defeats in a row.

Ulster are in Wales to face Cardiff, where a win would cap off a solid opening block, as they target a fourth win from six games.

Munster are the first province in action on Saturday, as they complete their tour of South Africa against a fully-loaded Sharks side in Durban.

ONLINE

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

TV

You can watch live coverage of Leinster v Lions (Saturday 5.15pm) on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.

Sharks v Munster (Saturday 3pm) and Connacht v Dragons (Saturday 7.35pm) are both live on TG4 and Premier Sports, while Cardiff v Ulster (Saturday 7.35pm) is also live on Premier Sports.

All games are shown live on URC.tv.

WEATHER

Munster won't have to deal with particulary difficult heat in Durban on Saturday, with temperatures expected to be around 21C on a cloudy afternoon.

Saturday will be a mild day in Dublin for Leinster v Lions, with a forecast of 13C and light winds, although there's a chance of some rain showers.