Leinster are in the Champions Cup semi-finals after beating Sale while Ulster find themselves in the Challenge Cup last four thanks to victory over La Rochelle.
They will not be joined by Connacht, though, after they lost in France to Montpellier.
And Ireland women got their Six Nations campaign underway with an expected yet somewhat encouraging defeat to England.
Nathan Johns is joined by Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan to chat through the weekend’s rugby action.
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