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Sat 12 Dec 2006Much at stake for league leadersUlster v Connacht: Eventually Munster are going to get their act together in the Celtic League. Probably in the not-too-distant future.This will, in all likelihood, be detrimental to Connacht's European aspirations, but closing the 14-point gap on title chasers Ulster seems a bridge too far, even for Declan Kidney's miracle workers.