Most of the attention will be on Ireland this weekend where two blockbuster Guinness PRO14 matches are undoubtedly the highlight of Round 14.
A mouth-watering weekend gets under way on Friday night when Conference B leaders Munster host Connacht, who have the chance to cut the nine-point gap at the top.
It is a similar situation in Conference A on Saturday evening, but second-placed Ulster have home advantage as they take on Leinster, who are currently six points clear at the summit, with both teams having suffered just one defeat so far.
Ospreys host Dragons at the same time in an all-Welsh clash while the early game on Saturday sees Zebre take on Glasgow Warriors at home and Benetton go to Edinburgh on Sunday.
There are five matches scheduled this weekend, with one of the round 14 fixtures having already taken place in January when Cardiff Blues enjoyed a 13-10 victory at Scarlets.
Ospreys v Dragons – Match Preview
Dragons are still without a win in 2021 and victory in all-Welsh affair would be a good time to stop a poor run of form.
The defeat at the hands of Zebre last week was their sixth in a row and they were hampered by first-half yellow cards shown to Ben Fry and Ross Moriarty, although they at least managed two tries from Jonah Holmes after the break.
Ospreys were unable to build on a first-minute try from Keeran Giles as they lost 21-7 against Ulster so will be looking to get back to winning ways after four straight victories prior to that.
Location:
The Brewery Field, Bridgend | KO 19:35 | Live on Premier Sports, S4C, eir Sport
Officials:
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 18th competition game) Assistant Referees: Nigel Owens, Dan Jones (both WRU) TMO: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
Overall Guinness PRO14 head to head record:
Played 35 Ospreys won 23, Dragons won 11, with 1 game drawn.
Did you know?
- Ospreys four game winning run in the Guinness PRO14 ended with their 7-21 defeat at Ulster on Friday. • Ospreys have won their last two fixtures against fellow Welsh regions.
- Dragons have not won in any competition since beating Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun in early December, whilst their most recent victory over a fellow Welsh region was in beating todays opponents, Ospreys, at Rodney Parade in January 2020.
- The last five fixtures between the two sides have been evenly split with two wins apiece plus a draw.
- The two teams have never met before at Brewery Field in the PRO14 but have played there twice in the Anglo Welsh Cup with each side gaining a win.
