YOUR WEEKEND CHAMPIONS CUP GUIDE
MUNSTER v GLASGOW
TODAY: ThomondPark, 1pm LIVE SkySports3from 12.30pm RUGBY will bear little significance as Munster mourn the untimely death of Anthony Foley. The least it can do is provide a distraction for the men in red. Keith Earls comes in for them as Sean Lamont and Alex Dunbar play for Glasgow. PREDICTION:Homewin.
CASTRES v NORTHAMPTON
TODAY: St a de Pierre Antoine ,3.15 pm LIVE Sky Sports 3 from 3.10 pm DYLAN HARTLEY starts his first match since the opening weekend of the season for Saints, having recovered from a back injury. After a tight win against Montpellier Saints need to kick on in France. PREDICTION: Away win.
SARACENS v SCARLETS
TODAY: All ianz Park ,5.30 pm LIVE Sky Sports 3 from 5.15 pm WITH George Kruis out, Scot Jim Hamilton comes in alongside Maro Itoje for Saracens. Scarlets may need to engage damage limitation mode after Saracens’ stunning win at Toulon. The Welsh side are missing Olympian James Davies. PREDICTION: Home win.
ULSTER v EXETER
TODAY: King span Stadium ,7.45 pm LIVEBTS port 2 from 7.30 pm CHARLES PIUTAU returns for Ulster, starting on the left wing for the PRO12 leaders. They have not lost at home since February. Luke Cowan-Dickie is out for the Chiefs with ankle ligament damage. PREDICTION: Home win.
MONTPELLIER v LEINSTER
TOMORROW: A lt rad Stadium ,1 pm LIVE Sky Sports 2 from 12.30 pm JONNY SEXTON and Sean O’Brien make timely returns for this tough assignment in France. Jake White’s Montpellier brutes have lost once at home since February and have 17st Springbok Frans Steyn at fly-half. PREDICTION: Home win.
TOULOUSE v WASPS
TOMORROW: St a de Ernest Wall on ,3.15 pm LIVE BTSport2from3pm WHAT a battle this will be. A re-run of the 2004 Heineken Cup final, which Wasps won in the last play, it pits two giants together again. Wasps have Christian Wade back fit and former England man Toby Flood is Toulouse’s fly-half. PREDICTION: Away win.
ZEBRE v CONNACHT
TOMORROW: St a de Sergio L an franc hi ,3.15 pm LIVEBTS port EXTRA from 3 pm SO unlikely are Zebre to claim their first Champions Cup win that Connacht have rested star centre Bundee Aki. The Irish will expect, and no doubt gain, a try-scoring bonus point in Parma. The Italians are cannon-fodder. PREDICTION: Away win.
LEICESTER v RACING 92
TOMORROW W el ford Road ,5.30 pm LIVEBTS port 2 from 5.15 pm DAN CARTER starts for last year’s finalists. The most first-half points Racing have conceded in pool games in the last two years is six, so Leicester have a tough task. Matt Toomua starts at 12. Another defeat at home could be curtains. PREDICTION: Home win.