If the first round of RaboDirect PRO12 games in 2013 is anything to go by then we are in for quite a year of rugby with upsets, try-fests and nail-biting defeats all on show.

As Leinster and Ospreys step up their preparations for tomorrow's first-ever RaboDirect PRO12 Final, we ask some familiar faces for their predictions...

Edinburgh Rugby wing, Tim Visser, was rewarded for his sensational season with the Scottish club when he was voted RaboDirect PRO12 Players' Player of the Year at a star-studded awards ceremony.

The 2012 RaboDirect PRO12 Final will be beamed around the world into more than 80 countries as Leinster Rugby attempt to make it third time lucky at the RDS, Dublin on Sunday, 27 May (kick-off 4.00pm).

Italy head coach Jacques Brunel has named three uncapped Aironi players in his 30-man squad to tour the Americas in June.

As the RaboDirect PRO12 Play-Off semi-finals get ready to kick-off in Swansea tonight (Friday, 11 May) RaboDirect PRO12 Chief Executive John Feehan has confirmed the arrangements for the Final on the weekend of 26/27 May.

With the 1,000,000th fan through the gates last weekend, Sunday's first blue and orange Awards evening going off with a bang and our Twitter following reaching 10,000 yesterday, it's been quite a week for the RaboDirect PRO12... and we haven't even had the Play-Offs yet!

Tim Visser followed up his inclusion in the RaboDirect PRO12 Dream Team by being named as winner of the tournament's 'Players' Player of the Year' award at the annual presentation evening at the Hilton Hotel, Cardiff last night (Sunday, 6 May).

Ospreys' energetic outside backs Richard Fussell and Hanno Dirksen both scored tries to ensure the region can head into the RaboDirect PRO12 play-offs with a spring in their step with an 18-11 win against Aironi.

The RaboDirect PRO12 will have more than a million good reasons to celebrate this weekend when the gates for the season break through the seven figure mark in record time.

Tomorrow (Saturday) evening at 8,30 (7,30 GMT) Aironi end their season hosting the Ospreys. Last year the Welsh collected a 12-10 win in the final match of the regular season to qualify for the play-off. Tomorrow the story will be different, with the Ospreys already in second place and sure to play at home the semifinal next Friday.

Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy has urged his side not to lose their focus ahead of their final regular season RaboDirect PRO12 away to Aironi.

Matthew Jarvis held his nerve to hand Connacht a last-gasp 19-16 RaboDirect PRO12 victory over Aironi.

Aironi travel to Galway in search of a first-ever away victory in their final game outside Italy.

They were made to work for it but Ben Morgan's second-half try keeps Scarlets' hopes of securing a RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final spot alive as they downed Aironi 26-23 at Stadio Zaffanella.

Scarlets head to Aironi on Sunday only too aware that they must chalk up victory to keep their hopes of reaching the RaboDirect PRO12 play-offs alive.

Ulster kept up the pressure in the race for RaboDirect PRO12 play-off places as they completed a 45-7 bonus-point victory over Aironi at Ravenhill.

Ulster head coach Brian McLaughlin has warned his side there is no room for complacency when the RaboDirect PRO12's bottom side Aironi visit Ravenhill on Friday.

Peter Murchie's late try set up a grandstand finish as play-off chasing Glasgow tried in vain to secure a valuable bonus-point victory over struggling Aironi in their 29-6 RaboDirect PRO12 triumph.

Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen insists his team won't underestimate Aironi after the Italian side stunned Munster with a 21-17 RaboDirect PRO12 win a fortnight ago.