Sean Lineen taking Heineken Cup on a game by game basis

Many Warriors' supporters may have an eye on the glamour double header against reigning champions Toulouse in December, but Lineen is urging his side to focus on the Firhill match against the Welsh side on Friday, 8 October.

He said: "We can't really look beyond the first game. The Dragons know our strengths and weaknesses and they'll be confident about coming up here and getting a result.

"There is a healthy respect there. We both try and play rugby and I think this is the first time we've had them at home first up. They are a good side and they certainly had a good season last season."

Last year the Warriors lost their opening pool match 22-18 at home to Biarritz before losing away to the Dragons. They did win the home match against the Dragons in the pool stage last term though, tries from Rob Dewey, Johnnie Beattie and Fergus Thomson seeing them home 29-25 at Firhill.

After the opener they travel south to London Wasps on October 17 before the double header with Toulouse and rematches against Wasps and the Dragons following in January 2011.

Meanwhile, Edinburgh head coach Rob Moffat has welcomed Edinburgh's schedule and is looking for his side to win all their home games as they did last term and challenge away from Murrayfield. They go to Cardiff Blues first up on Saturday, 9 October in a match that will be live on S4C.

Moffat said: "It's similar to last year, in that we're in a pool where the ball is in our court. Last season, we won our home games and lost two close away games. To win the pool, we'll have to win our home games again and pick up points on the road. We weren't as good away from home last year as we were the previous year, but we're definitely capable of picking up points.

"There aren't many grounds we've been to where we've not been really confident we can win the game. We've won at Castres, we've won at Cardiff, and I have every confidence we can go to Northampton and win there too. It's all there for us if we perform to the level we know we can."

Elsewhere, London Irish have rejected any thoughts of moving their high-profile Heineken Cup ties away from the Madejski Stadium in the hope of creating a hostile home environment.

The Exiles open their daunting campaign in the so-called "group of death" at home to two-time European champions Munster on 9 October. Jonny Wilkinson's star-studded Toulon are in Reading on 12 December with London Irish to host Magners League champions Ospreys due on the second weekend of January. Saracens, who face French champions Clermont Auvergne, Leinster and Racing Metro, are currently in negotiations about which games they can take to Wembley Stadium.

But London Irish will not be moving any of their group matches to Twickenham in the hope of maximising home advantage at the 24,000-capacity ‘Mad Stad'.

"We are relishing the challenge of the Heineken Cup. Doing battle with the best of the best on our own turf guarantees a true test of how far we have come in recent years and some great rugby," said director of rugby Toby Booth.

"We need to leave our visitors in no doubt that the Madejski is a London Irish stronghold. We want to show that we are a true force to be reckoned with."