The French tests keep coming thick and fast for Gloucester Rugby and after an invaluable win on the road at Mont de Marsan in Round 1 they will welcome home advantage for the clash with Bordeaux-Begles.
But the French club - who now have former French captain Raphael Ibanez as their Director of Rugby - know what it takes to win at the West Country ground, albeit their 17-10 victory at Kingsholm in the only pervious tournament meeting between the clubs coming back in 1996.
Gloucester were the 2006 Amlin Challenge Cup champions and have won 11 of their 16 tournament matches against French opposition with debutant Ian Clark scoring the only try of the match in the hard-fought 11-6 win at Mont de Marsan.
Bordeaux-Begles returned to the tournament last season after an eight year absence, winning just their two group contests with Rovigo.
Against London Irish replacement Metuisela Talebulamaijaina took over the kicking duties from the injured Lachie Munro with Charles Brousse scoring a last-minute consolation try in the 43-16 defeat.
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