Provinces face crucial Celtic League games

ULSTER apart, these are vital weeks for the Irish provinces in the Celtic League.

A combination of injury worries, and international commitments have lessened the threat of Leinster, Munster and Connacht in the competition to date, and that fact has been graphically reflected in the mixed results.

All are now bidding to return to winning ways in a competition which has been dominated by the Irish since it’s inception two years ago.