Head coach Rob Moffat praised the work-rate of his players after watching Edinburgh secure a 9-7 win over French giants Stade Francais, but admits that overall this season’s Heineken Cup campaign should have led to a quarter final place.
Despite winning all three home Pool Four games against Ulster, Bath and Stade Francais, Edinburgh missed out on booking a place in the knock-out stages after some off-key showings on their travels.
Nevertheless, Moffat highlighted he was proud that Edinburgh had won all of the matches at Murrayfield and now aims to take that form into the Magners League over the Six Nations period.
Moffat said: “We were pleased with the win, although we would have liked to have scored one or two tries.
“You cannot fault the team’s effort – we more than matched Stade physically and our decision making was good.
“We are disappointed overall with how the campaign panned out. We played fairly well and won all three of our home games, but in a tight Pool we could’ve gone through.
“The players will have learned from the experiences of the six games and we will take that on heading into the matches against Munster and Ospreys.”
