URC team of the week: Irish provinces back with a bang

There were some dazzling individual displays and a couple of big shocks as the BKT United Rugby Championship returned.

Leinster and Ulster maintained their dominant starts with landslide victories while Munster broke their derby duck with a bonus-point success against Connacht.

The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls picked up where they left off before the international break while there were superb wins for Benetton and Cardiff, the latter thumping the Sharks 35-0 in Durban.

15. Stewart Moore (Ulster)

Moore stepped his way through four defenders to grab Ulster's bonus-point try against Zebre.

The 23-year-old looks more comfortable at full-back with each passing game and further showcased his versatility by stepping in at scrum-half while Nathan Doak was in the bin.

14. Rob Russell (Leinster)

Half-time: Leinster 21-0 Glasgow Warriors - Here's the second try of Rob Russell's first-half brace. #URC pic.twitter.com/6KQ7b9W63k

It is six tries in appearances for Russell after he scored his first professional hat-trick in the win over Glasgow.

The 23-year-old clearly has a knack of being in the right place at the right time. He took Charlie Ngatai’s brilliant pass for his first before reading Luke McGrath’s blindside snipe and running a good support line for his second, while Chris Cosgrave’s jinking run allowed him to make it a treble.

13. Antoine Frisch (Munster)

The French centre shone on his first URC start as Munster avenged last month’s loss to Connacht in Galway.

Frisch produced some lovely touches as Munster carved Connacht open on a number of occasions, while there was also a big ball strip on opposite number Tom Farrell. Munster’s attack remains a work in progress but there were definitely green shoots on Saturday night.

12. Dan du