GUINNESS PRO12 weekly news round-up

The return of pre-season has clubs looking forward to the opening round of fixtures, which were revealed earlier today, while signings continue to be announced.

The full list of GUINNESS PRO12 fixtures for the new season was unveiled this afternoon:

http://pro12rug.by/ROhXqP

Glasgow Warriors will kick off against Scarlets and have announced a handful of new arrivals in preparation:

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Dylan Evans may have been born and raised in Australia but the Scarlets prop feels at home in his new surroundings:

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Ospreys are facing a strict fitness schedule ahead of the new campaign:

http://pro12rug.by/GzzBJ1

One of Leinster's senior players has backed interim head coach Leo Cullen to impress at the RDS:

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Find out what lured new assistant coach Joe Barakat to Ulster ahead of the new season:

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And one of the GUINNESS PRO12's most injury-hit players is relishing a long overdue return to action:

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