BKT United Rugby Championship: Festive Derby Day

Round eight of the BKT United Rugby Championship delivers a double helping of festive derbies on Saturday,December 27th.

Ulster travels to Galway this afternoon,while Munster welcomes Leinster to Limerick later this evening.

Here’s everything you need to know about the games.

RADIO

RTÉ Radio 1’s Saturday Sport provides live commentary of both games.

TV

Connacht v Ulster (Saturday, 5.30pm) airs live on TG4 and Premier Sports; Munster v Leinster (Saturday, 7.45pm) is on Premier Sports.

Premier Sports and URC.tv broadcast all other games live.

ONLINE

Follow live blogs, score updates, reports, and reaction on our website.

WEATHER

Any frost or ice will clear saturday morning, leaving a dry day with spells of low winter sunshine. temperatures reach 5 to 9 degrees Celsius with light to moderate northeasterly breezes, becoming fresh near eastern and southern coasts. For more details, visit met.ie.

Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Connacht hosts Ulster following a 48-28 defeat to Dragons, marking Dragons’ first win in 23 URC games as the start of last season.

Stuart Lancaster’s team aims to end a nine-game losing streak in interprovincial matches, including three losses to Saturday’s opponents.

Richie Murphy’s side also lost