It's all to play for in the final two rounds of the regular Guinness PRO12 season, with four teams still fighting to join Leinster and Munster in the Semi-Finals.
Scarlets and Ospreys form the Welsh challenge, while Ulster have it within their control to make it three Irish representatives in the top four.
Ospreys v Ulster promises to be a dramatic affair at Liberty Stadium, with both sides aware that victory in the fixture will represent a huge step forward in their bid to reach the Semi-Finals.
Ospreys will be looking to arrest a run of results which have stalled their Championship assault, while Ulster will be encouraged by their 26-46 win at the same venue last season.
In Round 22, Ulster, who have ambitions of reaching the knock-out stages for the fifth season in succession, will host Leinster at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday 6th May, while at least one of Scarlets and Ospreys will drop points when those two sides meet on the same day.
If two or more teams finish with the same number of Championship points, their placings will be determined by the following criteria in descending order:
· number of matches won;
· the difference between points for and points against;
· the number of tries scored;
· the most points scored;
· the difference between tries for and tries against;
· the fewest number of suspensions;
· the fewest number of yellow cards received;
· toss of a coin
REMAINING FIXTURES
LEINSTER (1st, 79 points)
Round 21: Glasgow H (28/4)
Round 22: Ulster A (6/5)
MUNSTER (2nd, 76 points)
Round 21: Treviso A (29/4)
Round 22: Connacht H (6/5)
SCARLETS (3rd, 67 points)
Round 21: Connacht A (29/4)
Round 22: Ospreys H (6/5)
OSPREYS (4th, 65 points)
Round 21: Ulster H (29/4)
Round 22: Scarlets A (6/5)
ULSTER (5th, 64 points)
Round 21: Ospreys A (29/4)
Round 22: Leinster H (6/5)
GLASGOW (6th, 57 points)
Round 21: Leinster A (28/4)
Round 22: Edinburgh H (6/5)
Scarlets and Ospreys form the Welsh challenge, while Ulster have it within their control to make it three Irish representatives in the top four.
Ospreys v Ulster promises to be a dramatic affair at Liberty Stadium, with both sides aware that victory in the fixture will represent a huge step forward in their bid to reach the Semi-Finals.
Ospreys will be looking to arrest a run of results which have stalled their Championship assault, while Ulster will be encouraged by their 26-46 win at the same venue last season.
In Round 22, Ulster, who have ambitions of reaching the knock-out stages for the fifth season in succession, will host Leinster at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday 6th May, while at least one of Scarlets and Ospreys will drop points when those two sides meet on the same day.
If two or more teams finish with the same number of Championship points, their placings will be determined by the following criteria in descending order:
· number of matches won;
· the difference between points for and points against;
· the number of tries scored;
· the most points scored;
· the difference between tries for and tries against;
· the fewest number of suspensions;
· the fewest number of yellow cards received;
· toss of a coin
REMAINING FIXTURES
LEINSTER (1st, 79 points)
Round 21: Glasgow H (28/4)
Round 22: Ulster A (6/5)
MUNSTER (2nd, 76 points)
Round 21: Treviso A (29/4)
Round 22: Connacht H (6/5)
SCARLETS (3rd, 67 points)
Round 21: Connacht A (29/4)
Round 22: Ospreys H (6/5)
OSPREYS (4th, 65 points)
Round 21: Ulster H (29/4)
Round 22: Scarlets A (6/5)
ULSTER (5th, 64 points)
Round 21: Ospreys A (29/4)
Round 22: Leinster H (6/5)
GLASGOW (6th, 57 points)
Round 21: Leinster A (28/4)
Round 22: Edinburgh H (6/5)