| The pick of the weekend's games in the Celtic League was Friday evening's meeting between leaders Munster and second placed Ulster at an all ticket Ravenhill. Ulster ran out 27-3 winners to grab top spot in the League in a one-sided match dominated by the home team. Injury ravaged Munster struggled to get into the game, while Ulster were powered by an inspirational display from ex-Wallaby second row Justin Harrison. The lock was everywhere, powerful in the loose and formidable in the line-out.
There were two other local derbies on Friday night with the Ospreys going down heavily, 40-14 at the Cardiff Blues while Glasgow Warriors were ambushed at home 8-20 by Border Reivers. At the Arms Park a hat-trick from Blues wing Chris Czekaj was the highlight of the game whilst outside half and man-of-the-match Nicky Robinson showed flashes of brilliance. Unfortunately the defending champions, Ospreys, looked badly out of sorts.
Border Reivers, with a fit again Gregor Townsend at stand-off, enjoyed their victory which put them ahead of their hosts in the hunt for a Heineken Cup spot for next season. The weekend's final game saw Leinster retain their third place - but not without a struggle. They finally edged out bottom side Connacht 16-13, with Felipe Contepomi scoring all the Dublin side's points, including a try. Coming back from being 3-6 down at the break, Leinster had led 16-6 with 5 minutes left before an Andrew Mailei try, converted by Paul Warwick set up a nail biting finish.
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