YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEKEND’S CHAMPIONS CUP ACTION
OYONNAX v ULSTER
(TODAY: Stade Charles Mathon, kick-off 1pm, LIVE on Sky Sports 2 from 12.30pm) FRENCH side Oyonnax make their Champions Cup debut as Ireland’s Rory Best, Paddy Jackson and Chris Henry all start for the 1999 winners, who currently sit fifth in the Guinness PRO12. PREDICTION: Away win
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS v SCARLETS
(TODAY: Franklin’s Gardens , kick-off 7.45pm, LIVE on BT Sport Europe from 7.30pm) HAVING won their last five against Welsh sides, Saints will aim to put their domestic woes behind them. George North faces his old side, who have World Cup star DTH van der Merwe on the wing. PREDICTION: Home win
LEINSTER v WASPS
(TOMORROW: RDS Arena, kick-off 1pm, LIVE on BT Sport Europe from 12.30pm) A very tough pool kicks off with a mouth-watering clash in Dublin. Johnny Sexton (above) is back with his province after a stint in Paris and Wasps have an in-form George Smith at flanker. PREDICTION: Home win
MUNSTER v BENETTON TREVISO
(TODAY: Thormond Park, kick-off 5.15pm, LIVE on Sky Sports 5 from 5.10pm ) TWO-TIME winners Munster face the annual whipping boys Treviso. The Irish province will accept nothing but a bonus-point win against the worst side in the tournament. PREDICTION: Home win
TOULON v BATH
(TOMORROW: Stade Felix Mayol, kick-off 3.15pm, LIVE on BT Sport Europe from 3pm) THREE-TIME champions Toulon can call on Bryan Habana, Quade Cooper and Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe to kick off their title defence. George Ford returns for Bath as they look to achieve the impossible. PREDICTION: Home win
SARACENS v TOULOUSE
(TODAY: Allianz Park, kick-off 5.30pm, LIVE on Sky Sports 2 from 5.15pm) THE nearly-men of recent years face the most successful team in European club rugby history. Toulouse have lifted the cup four times and face an unbeaten Saracens full of England players. PREDICTION: Home win
OSPREYS v EXETER CHIEFS
(TOMORROW: Liberty Stadium, kick-off 5.15pm, LIVE on Sky Sports 5 from 5.15pm) IF EXETER are to make the knockouts for the first time they must win matches like this. Ospreys have lost five in seven in the Guinness PRO12 going into the fixture. PREDICTION: Away win