GUINNESS PRO12 Daily News Update

Attention has returned to the GUINNESS PRO12 after Europe and with a mouth-watering set of fixtures excitement is building.

Connacht head to Munster boosted by the news that scrum-half Kieran Marmion has signed a new deal:

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His opposite man at Thomond Park on Saturday might not be Conor Murray however:

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The second Irish derby this week takes place in Dublin where Leinster host Ulster and Peter Jackson takes us through the history of this great fixture:

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Over in Wales, the Cardiff Blues are preparing to take on the Ospreys:

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While Glasgow Warriors' hooker crisis worsened with the news on Pat MacArthur:

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