Meanwhile, Connacht are battling the heat...

Connacht will hope to put PRO14 victories back-to-back for only the second time this season when they battle the heat and demands of the Highveld against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this evening (5.35pm Irish time).

Connacht’s 23-15 win over the Cheetahs in November came a week after they defeated Munster 20-16 and this evening Kieran Keane will hope that his men back up last weekend’s win in Treviso in similar fashion.

They will also hope that the experience gleaned from previous trips to South Africa by the likes of Keane, defence coach Peter Wilkins and forwards Tom McCartney and Jarrad Butler will stand to them as they bid to oust a Cheetahs side whose defeat by Glasgow Warriors remains their only home loss since enterting the PRO14.