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Big European weekend for the Irish provinces.

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Leinster say that close to 40-thousand tickets have been sold ahead of their make-or-break European Champions Cup match-up against Harlequins.

After a narrow defeat at the Twickenham Stoop last Sunday, Leinster have to win tonight's Pool 2 clash in order to keep their qualification chances on-track.

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Leinster head coach Matt O'Connor says that his side have spent this week focusing on cutting-out the mistakes that they made in London…

Also today in the Champions Cup, Munster's other two Pool 1 rivals, Saracens and Sale will clash from 5:15

Ulster supporters will be keeping tabs on the other Pool 3 match this weekend as defending champions Toulon play host to the Leicester Tigers from quarter-past three.

Elsewhere, Glasgow face Toulouse in Pool 4 and both of this weekend's Pool 5 matches will be decided with Northampton at home to Treviso and Racing Metro taking-on the Ospreys in Paris.

Meanwhile, 

Connacht have included several Academy players in their starting line-up for tonight's Challenge Cup trip to face Bayonne.

After a bonus-point victory over the French side last weekend, head coach Pat Lam has decided to rotate his panel with the likes of Caolin Blade, Conor Finn and Finlay Bealham all making their first European starts for the province.

That Pool 2 contest will kick-off tonight at 7:45 while the other game in the group will see leaders Exeter host La Rochelle from 3pm.

Among today's other Challenge Cup matches will see Bernard Jackman's Grenoble side travel to Italy to play Rovigo in Pool 1.

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