Edinburgh is in the quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup 2021-2022.
Some facts for you.
We have reached the knockout phases of this specific tournament 4 times, including in 2014 when we lost from Gloucester in the final.
We have never won a European competition of a line.
We participated 5 times in the Challenge Cup and only at one of those occasions did the knockout phases not succeeded. That was in 2014-2015 when, despite winning 4 of our 6-group games, we only managed third in the group.
In all European competition we have a profit ratio of 49.7%. In the Challenge Cup, that ratio rises to 72.5%.
The last time we won a knockout draw in Europe before last week in April 2015 was against Dragons in the semi -final of the Challenge Cup.
Emiliano Boffelli is the top scorer in this year’s tournament.
Grant Gilchrist is the best tackler in this year’s tournament.
The top 3 tacklers are all Edinburgh men. Sykes in 2nd and Schoeman in the 3rd.
Edinburgh has scored more attempts (28) and points (202) than any other team in this year tournament. They also have the most tackles (676).
Edinburgh is unbeaten in Dam Health in all competitions.
The wasps of our ¼ last opponent fell in the Challenge Cup after the end of the 10th in Pool B of the Champions Cup. They only won 1 competition in that pool.
Wasps defeated Biarritz in France to reach this phase of the Challenge Cup.
Former Edinburgh player Elliott Millar-Mills was on the bench for Wasps against Biarritz and the current Edinburgh Academy-Man Partick Harrison spent a period at Wasps earlier this season.
If Edinburgh Wasps defeated, our semi -left opponent or Lyon or Glasgow are.
If it’s Lyon, the game is gone. If it is Glasgow, we are at home.
Look here at the history of the Edinburghs of the results in Europe
https://theburghwatch.blogspot.com/p/edinburgh-in-europe.html
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