IT is not quite a case of ‘now or never’, but Hamish Watson does concede that starring in so many hard luck stories with Edinburgh in the knock-out stages of major European competitions during the last seven years has provided extra focus and motivation this week as the team prepare for their United Rugby Championship play-off quarter-final clash against the Stormers in Cape Town.
Edinburgh were beaten finalists in the 2015 European Challenge Cup, and then lost seven knock-out matches on the bounce in all competitions. They broke the run when they defeated Bath in the last 16 of the Challenge Cup this season, but then fell at the next hurdle against Wasps a few weeks later.
