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Belfast Harlequins (10th) v Malone (5th), Deramore Park

It is now or never for bottom side Belfast Harlequins who have a 10-point deficit to make up on Cashel above them. 'Quins did at least begin the New Year with morale-boosting SONI Premiership victories over Rainey Old Boys and Bangor.

They now face into two local derbies with Malone and Queen's, and having two influential forwards - Ben Alexander and Danny Annett - back in the squad this week is a real plus for head coach Andrew Gillespie.

His Malone counterpart Paddy Armstrong watched his side win 37-5 at Sunday's Well in a rescheduled league tie last Saturday. That was their third victory in a row and their back-line accounted for all five tries, with full-back Mark O'Connor finishing with 17 points.