This Sunday Edinburgh Rugby face London Irish atMurrayfield with a chance to put a Scottish club among Europe’s elite, in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup (kick-off 3.15pm).
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The Scottish capital club made it four wins from five courtesy of Phil Godman’s “red zone” drop goal that clinched a 27-24 triumph as they gear themselves for a contest in which they can make a real European impact.
Currently top of Pool 2, Edinburgh face an Irish Exile side with designs on the Amlin Challenge Cup and a point to prove about the quality of their side – a quality which shone though in their 34-14 demolition of Racing Metro in Paris.
With Edinburgh’s place in the Amlin Challenge Cup QF already secure, the club can make the last eight of the Heineken Cup in two ways:
1) Yield more competition points in the match than Cardiff Blues in their corresponding fixture v Racing Metro to top the group
2) Achieve a points’ taly high enough to qualify as one of the two top-performing runners-up.
Edinburgh Rugby captain Greig Laidlaw said: “We need every Scottish rugby fans’ backing.
“The Racing Metro game was huge and we went over to France and did a job. Now we're back home with a chance to achieve something special in front of our home support on Sunday Murrayfield, with a lot of people backing us to the quarter-finals.”
Last month Edinburgh Rugby topped the Scottish RaboDirect PRO12 attendance record when 13,246 fans turned out at Murrayfield for the 1872 Cup derby.
“With the crucial encounter beckoning, the club is urging all rugby supporters to back the club to surpass its Heineken Cup record, set against London Wasps in 2008 (7,711), in its most important match in almost a decade.”
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