Edinburgh's new Head Coach Rob Moffat is upbeat about Edinburgh Pool 4 campaign and is targeting a win in Paris to get the campaign off to a good start.
"It's important you get off to a good start in Europe, which we didn't manage last year said former backs coach at Edinburgh.
The Edinburgh squad will have a chance to catch up with former-team-mates Simon Taylor and Hugo Southwell as they open their Heineken Cup Pool 4 campaign away to Stade Francais Paris in October.
After the trip to France, Edinburgh will welcome Magners League rivals Ulster to Murrayfield. Rounds three and four will see back-to-back matches against 1998 Heineken Cup winners, Bath.
Moffat, who formerly served coached at Glasgow and at the now defunct Borders believes Edinburgh can target the Stade Français match.
"What we did achieve last season was an away win in France, so we have to target a repeat when we play Stade Francais in October and that would set us up nicely for our opening home game against Ulster"
Moffat believes Edinburgh can reach the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup at the same time as mounting a challenge for the Magners League. "That has to be our objective," he asserts. "Of course a lot has to go in our favour for that to be achieved but we must aim to improve our performances."
Edinburgh's Heineken Cup Pool 4 fixtures
Round 1 - Saturday 10 October Stade Francais Paris v Edinburgh, kick-off 2.35pm French time (1.35pm BST) - live on Sky Sports interactive
Round 2 - Saturday 17 October - Edinburgh v Ulster, Murrayfield, kick-off 3.45pm - live on Sky Sports interactive
Round 3 - Sunday 13 December - Bath v Edinburgh, Recreation Ground, kick-off 3pm - live on Sky Sports interactive
Round 4 - Saturday 19 December - Edinburgh v Bath, Murrayfield, kick-off 1.35pm - live on Sky Sports
Round 5 (date and kick-off TBC) weekend of 15/16/17 January - Ulster v Edinburgh
Round 6 (date and kick-off TBC) weekend of 22/23/24 January - Edinburgh v Stade Francais Paris
Quarter-finals: 9/10/11 April
Semi-finals: 1 or 2 May
Final: Saturday 22 May, Stade de France, Paris
