Round 6 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off on Friday night with games in Scotland, Wales and Ulster.
In Scotland, Glasgow Warriors, who so far have had a great start to their season winning two away games, now have to defend their home turf against Newport Gwent Dragons who have recorded one win and one draw in their last three trips to Firhill.
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Elsewhere on Friday night Scarlets will be hoping to stop a run of four defeats that has seen them drop dramatically from 3rd in the table after the first round, to now sitting in 11th spot. Edinburgh have already tasted victory on the road in Italy this season, but have not won at Parc y Scarlets since December 2009.
Also on Friday Benetton Treviso will be looking for to secure three wins in a row for the first time in the competition, but may find Ravenhill an intimidating place to go with such ambitions, especially the Ulstermen have won their last nine home matches in all competitions.
The remaining three games are played on Saturday, Cardiff Blues, who dropped from top of the table after round two to now sit in 6th , travel to Italy to face an Aironi team growing in confidence having won their last game at the Stadia Zaffanella, and now looking for their first ever back to back home wins.
Saturday also sees third play fourth when Leinster host Connacht at the RDS. Four of the top five places in the table are taken by Irish Provinces, Leinster rising spectacularly from bottom to third over the first five rounds. With both teams sitting on 14 points, Connacht will have to improve on their away record if they are to overtake their hosts in the standings.
The round wraps up with Ospreys, the only remaining team with a 100 per cent record, travelling to face to reigning champions Munster at Thomond Park, a ground where Ospreys were the last visiting side to claim a victory, in April 2010.
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