Pro 14

The latest rounds of this Pro14 season were played out against a backdrop of players absences due to Six Nations call-ups and Scarlets were hit particularly hard.

Edinburgh have confirmed BT Murrayfield Stadium as the home venue for the remainder of the ongoing season.

Glasgow assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys insisted that they are unlikely to take a chance with Scotland international Stuart Hogg for the upcoming European Rugby Champions Cup clash against Leinster at RDS Arena on Sunday.

Rhys Webb scored two tries as Ospreys managed to edge out Cardiff Blues in a tight 29-28 win in their Pro 14 face-off in Swansea on Saturday.

Glasgow Warriors ran six-try riot as they went on to defeat Zebre 20-40 in their Pro 14 encounter at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.

Scarlets have successfully maintained their top position at top of Conference B following a 47-13 comfortable bonus-point victory over Dragons in the Welsh derby Pro 14 game in Llanelli.

Edinburgh returned back to winning ways after beating Southern Kings 37-7 in their Pro 14 face-off at Myerside.

The festive fixtures threw up some interesting results as Glasgow Warriors finally lost while Munster are still searching for their first win of the season over a fellow Irish province.

Scotland international Mark Bennett is all set to make his debut for Edinburgh when they host Southern Kings in the upcoming Pro 14 encounter at Myerside.

Leinster successfully managed to overcome desperate efforts from Connacht as they went on to win the Pro 14 encounter in Dublin with a 21-18 margin.

A red-card to Sam Arnold proved costly for Munster as Ulster bounced back from a 17 point deficit to win the Pro 14 clash in Belfast with a 24-17 margin.

Glasgow Warriors have bounced back in the 1872 Cup clash as they blanked Edinburgh 17-0 at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday.

Dean Budd scored a 69th minute try as Benetton Treviso went on to edge out Zebre 16-20 in their Pro 14 encounter in Parma on Saturday.

Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill wants his team to complete a double over Glasgow Warriors when they head to Scotstoun this weekend.

Scotland international Simon Berghan has been slammed with a six-week ban following his red card incident in the recently concluded Pro 14 clash against Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield last weekend.

Samoa international Jordan Lay has signed a short-term deal with Edinburgh until the end of the season.

Cardiff Blues managed to overcome a sin-bin to Kirby Myhill in the 73rd minute as they went on to beat Dragons 17-22 in their Pro 14 encounter at Newport on Tuesday.

Leinster overcame a double from Andrew Conway as they completed a 24-34 win over Munster in the Irish Derby Pro 14 encounter in Limerick on Tuesday.

Replacement Josh Macleod scored the decisive try in the added minutes as Scarlets completed a 12-9 victory over Ospreys in their Pro 14 encounter in Llanelli on Tuesday.

Cardiff Blues have confirmed that Samoa international Rey Lee-Lo has penned a long-term deal with the Pro 14 club.