Bath Rugby bid to keep total control of Pool 4 when they clash with Cammi Rugby Calvisano at The Recreation Ground - but admit they are in the dark over the challenge they will face from the Italian club.
The 2008 tournament champions have a four-point cushion over Agen and will be looking for the Italian double on successive Saturdays.
"We are going into a new competition, playing against opposition who we don't know too much about," said first team coach Brad Davis
"I think that is something really refreshing because your focus comes back onto what you are doing and the game you are trying to put out on the field.
"Sometimes we get caught so caught up with the opposition and what they are doing, having the opportunity to focus on ourselves is a good thing.
"It's a test of your players' intelligence out on the field as well because they have to react to a different game which they haven't seen before, so it's quite exciting.
"This gives us a chance for players who have just been on the peripheral and pushing hard in training week in, week out to get to get their opportunity.
"It's quite easy to get motivated for games against the champions and your arch enemies, but the key test is having that mentality and physicality in games you're expected to win.
"The real measure of the good teams is that, in the games they are expected to win they still deliver at that level. That'll be the test for us moving forward."
