EDINBURGH have had mixed fortunes at best in their four outings so far this month, beating Castres but also losing to Munster, Saracens and Glasgow. They therefore go into Friday night’s return match with the Warriors under a certain amount of pressure.
Mike Blair, however, remains convinced that his team are still heading firmly in the right direction. The head coach admitted last night that there were aspects of Edinburgh’s recent performances that he had been unhappy with, but he pointed to the fact that they came away with losing bonus points in two of the three defeats. He also suggested that the URC is a far more competitive league now than it was during last season, and said that disquiet about his team’s current form was an indication of how expectations have increased since he took over in the summer of 2021.
“I’m confident of the direction we’re going in,” Blair said. “We’ve played really difficult teams. This is a really testing period for the club, and I believe that we’re doing the right thing.
