Gav Kerr surprised by the superiority they achieved over three-times European cham-pions Toulouse, believes that Edinburgh's scrummage can do a similar job today against Leicester, the English cham-pions, at Welford Road.
For all the work Edinburgh have put in on the training ground, it was still a remarkable showing for what is a very new team to confront the Heineken Cup champions head on in the way they did.
Even though he is part of a vastly experienced front-row, the prop, who took his international cap tally to within reach of the half-century mark during the recent World Cup, did not expect things to go quite as well in that department as it did at Murrayfield last week.
"It did surprise me, because we know what Toulouse are like as a forward pack from previous games," he said. "So last weekend's game did give us a lot of confidence.
"I'm not saying all our scrummaging was bang on but, in a large percentage of them, we had a good platform. That built as we went further into the game, so we need to take that forward and not be scared to have a go at the Leicester pack. They're as susceptible as any other pack and, if you get in their faces, you can get on top of them."
For any side to have the slightest chance at Welford Road being competitive at the set-piece is absolutely vital. In many ways that was what undermined Glasgow Warriors when they visited Guinness Premiership side Saracens last week and the Tigers scrummage is perhaps the most feared unit in the game.
Yet, with the combative Allan Jacobsen doubtless relishing the prospect of doing battle with England powerhouse Julian White, and Ross Ford's substantial muscle in between them, Kerr sees nothing to fear as long as Edinburgh are ready from the off.
"It will be another tough game and, like Toulouse, they've got a powerful set of forwards, a big, in your face English pack, so we'll have to perform as well as we did last week and even lift it to another level. The first 10 minutes will be crucial for us," he said.
His views broadly reflect those of Nick De Luca, the club's youthful centre who, after sidestepping his way past global great Yannick Jauzion for a memorable try last week, said he had treated his opponent as just another rugby player.
"If we worry too much about what they are doing, we are not concentrating on what we are doing," Kerr said of Leicester.
"If we focus on everything in our game and get it right we shouldn't be worried about what they can throw at us. We should be able to handle it."
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