Pro 12 2013: Updated Table and Recap of Friday's Results

Both ends of the Pro 12 table were subject to change this Friday when the weekend's early fixtures produced wins for Leinster and Edinburgh, with Zebre and Newport Gwent Dragons suffering defeat.

With Munster and Ospreys yet to play this weekend, reigning league champion Leinster can only hope that their fellow top spot candidates don't fare as well, whereas Edinburgh's mid-table needs are somewhat more dire.

The first batch of November fixtures again saw the weather affect matters ahead of what should be an interesting month as some teams come to contend with the absences of those heading off for international duty.

Position	Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points For	Points Against	BP	Points
1	Munster	6	5	0	1	151	103	2	22
2	Ospreys	6	4	1	1	192	119	4	22
3	Leinster	7	4	1	2	165	131	4	22
4	Glasgow	6	5	0	1	94	75	1	21
5	Ulster	6	4	0	2	127	81	4	20
6	Newport-Gwent D'gons	7	3	0	4	126	133	2	14
7	Edinburgh	7	3	0	4	115	178	0	12
8	Scarlets	6	2	1	3	111	117	2	12
9	Cardiff Blues	6	2	0	4	131	147	2	10
10	Treviso	6	2	0	4	107	124	2	10
11	Zebre	7	1	1	5	130	188	2	8
12	Connacht	6	1	0	5	84	137	1	5

Newport Gwent Dragons 19-23 Leinster

Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport

After going in at the break down 10-6, Matt O'Connor's Leinster side rallied to overcome their Welsh hosts in the second period of their Friday encounter at Rodney Parade.

Aaron Dundon and Noel Reid each scored a try in the span of five minutes, setting the Irish province on their way to 17 second-half points, with Jimmy Gopperth adding the extras on both occasions.

And it was Gopperth who stood out as one of the side's finest assets, again giving O'Connor a conundrum as to who should be starting in the No. 10 jersey.

The fly-half carried for 47 metres, the joint-second highest of any player in the match, only just losing out to Zane Kirchner's 49-metre tally. 

Jason Tovey took over kicking duties from Tom Prydie in the second half and managed to kick all three of his attempted penalties for the Dragons, versus Prydie's one.

Edinburgh 25-23 Zebre

Venue: Murrayfield

Zebre managed to win points in back-to-back games for the second time this season, but it was unfortunately just a losing bonus point on this occasion as the Italians came away from Edinburgh with the slightest of losses.

The Scottish hosts went in at the break as 17-12 losers, but managed to claw back the deficit in the second half thanks to a 55th-minute try from Cornell du Preez. That was scored on the back of first-half scores courtesy of WP Nel and Greig Tonks.

Zebre were largely faultless in their display, grabbing two tries in a foreign setting and Luciano Orquera kicking all five of his goal attempts.

However, it was the class in Alan Solomons' side that shone through in the end and drove Edinburgh into a vital third victory of the campaign, boosting them into seventh place.