Round 13 of the Premiership and PRO14 is poised to kick-off so we have sat down to bring you predictions for this weekend's league matches.
PREMIERSHIP
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The weekend's action starts on Friday with Worcester hosting Bath as both sides look to bounce back from recent losses. In fact. Bath have fallen to three successive Premiership defeats and will be desperate to turn things around at Sixways against a dangerous Warriors side.
On Saturday there's three games on the schedule all kicking off at 15:00 GMT as Leicester, Northampton and Sale play host to London Irish, Gloucester and Harlequins respectively. Tigers are on a four-game losing run in the Premiership and face an Exiles side desperate for the points in their battle to avoid relegation. Northampton are also in dire need of a victory while Sale versus Quins should be entertaining.
The round concludes on Sunday with two mouth-watering fixtures as Newcastle face high-flying Exeter while Wasps and Saracens fight it out as third hosts second in the table. Exeter are currently 10 points clear in the standings but Newcastle away is never an easy place to go.
Here’s our predictions:
Worcester vs Bath: Bath by 3
Leicester vs London Irish: Leicester by 15
Northampton vs Gloucester: Gloucester by 8
Sale vs Harlequins: Sale by 10
Newcastle vs Exeter: Exeter by 7
Wasps vs Saracens: Wasps by 2
PRO14
The round kicks off with Edinburgh looking to bounce back from last weekend's defeat to Glasgow when they host the Southern Kings. Scarlets will be looking to consolidate their lead at the top of Conference B as they entertain the Dragons and round off Friday night's action.
On Saturday, the Cheetahs get their first taste of Treviso when they travel to the Stadio Comunale Di Monigo to face Benneton away for the first time in the early game.
Later on Saturday afternoon, Ospreys will looking to leapfrog Zebre off the bottom of Conference B as they host Cardiff Blues at the Liberty Stadium before bottom-of-the-table Zebre host top-of-the-table Glasgow Warriors.
Finally on Saturday evening, the action closes out with Munster welcoming Connacht to Thomond Park. Both sides will be looking to make amends for their humbling inter-provincial defeats to Ulster and Leinster respectively last weekend.
Here's our predictions:
Edinburgh v Southern Kings: Edinburgh by 18
Scarlets v Dragons: Scarlets by 13
Benetton v Cheetahs: Cheetahs by 9
Ospreys v Cardiff Blues: Ospreys by 3
Zebre v Glasgow Warriors: Warriors by 8
Leinster v Ulster: Leinster by 6
Munster v Connacht: Munster by 7
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