EDINBURGH managed to follow their worst performance of the season with arguably their best on Sunday, running Saracens close in their Champions Cup clash after meekly succumbing to Munster in the league 11 days earlier. And although his team lost 30-26 at the StoneX Stadium, Grant Gilchrist believes that display can inspire the capital club to play at a consistently higher level in the coming weeks – starting on Saturday, when they are at home to Castres in the second round of European pool games.
“I thought that was the best we’ve defended all year,” the Scotland lock said. “We’ve got to make sure that’s a minimum standard for us.
“I’m really proud of the boys, but absolutely gutted, because what we put in I felt was enough to win the game. Saracens have not lost all season [in the league], so we knew the size of the challenge and it shows how well we played.
