Edinburgh open Euro bid with trips to Madjeski and Moscow

New Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS

Edinburgh Rugby will kick off their European Challenge Cup campaign with back-to-back away fixtures.

Their opening match in Pool 4 is against London Irish on Saturday 14 October at Madjeski Stadium. A week later, Richard Cockerill’s side face a trip to Russia to take on last year’s Continental Shield winners, Krasny Yar, at Fili Stadium, Moscow.

New coach Cockerill told the club’s website: “Every European fixture is tough, but we face a real challenge in opening our campaign with two away matches. Both London Irish and Krasny Yar weren’t in the competition last year, and they’ll be looking to prove a point and make an impression in the opening rounds.