After quite a dank start to the day it should hopefully dry up through the day in time for the Castres against Sale game taking place at Ravenhill in Belfast. It looks as though it should be a mild evening with temperatures around 10C (50F).

Another skiing competition starts today in the U.S. with the start of the Alpine World Cup which runs until Sunday the 11th December. Like the Snowboard World Cup (which we reported on yesterday) taking place in Whistler in Canada there should be dry and sunny weather. It will be extremely cold at night freezing the slopes, meaning they could become quite icy with wear.