While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
Leinster reclaimed the top spot in the United Rugby Championship with a 61-17 Saturday thrashing of Benetton in Treviso.
With numerous Champions Cup teams dropping down to the Challenge Cup, Europe's second-tier tournament is set for a big restart next week.
