Edinburgh’s build-up to their European Champions Cup campaign opener against Saracens at the StoneX Stadium in Barnet, north London, this afternoon has been far from ideal, with the capital side suffering back-to-back losses against Benetton away and Munster at home in the United Rugby Championship during the last fortnight.
Both those matches were eminently winnable, with Benetton reduced to 14 men by the red-carding of Italian international Matteo Minozzi after just 10 minutes, and Munster trailing 17-7 just before half time but then blowing the Scottish side away after the break.
If Edinburgh are as lacklustre as they were in these two matches then a sound thrashing from the three-times European champions – who have won all nine games played in this season’s Gallagher Premiership – is on the cards.
