Shaun Edwards believes that Edinburgh will provide a tough test for his Wasps team on Sunday © Getty Images

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Players/Officials: Shaun Edwards

Teams: England | Wasps

London Wasps' win over Edinburgh in the last round of Heineken Cup action has give the struggling English giants added impetus in their hunt for a quarter-final berth.

Wasps currently sit second in the group behind Leinster, having recorded wins over Edinburgh and French strugglers Castres and taken a beating at the hands of the leaders at the RDS in round two. Head Coach Shaun Edwards saw enough from Edinburgh at Murrayfield to convince him that Wasps will be in for a difficult afternoon come the return leg at Adams Park on Sunday.

"It certainly gives us a bit of momentum," said Edwards of the win over Edinburgh. "But we can't afford to lose another game in the Heineken Cup if we want to have any chance of qualifying. We're very, very cautious of the Edinburgh team. They won at Castres in their last away game so next week is another massive game for us.

"You can see the reason why they won away in Castres. They're a very, very well-coached team. They've got some potent attacking threats and that is why the Scotland team did well in the autumn internationals. Scotland pushed South Africa incredibly close and could have won that game and you can see why because the Edinburgh team is stacked full of Scottish internationals. Edinburgh are a team to be reckoned with and respected."

Another win for Wasps would edge them closer to a winner-takes-all showdown with Leinster at Twickenham in January, and potentially put them on track for their third European crown. "The Heineken Cup is a huge event - it's the premier event in European rugby," he said. "It is very exciting to go to beautiful cities like Edinburgh and it's one of the reasons why it's so brilliant to be involved in club rugby.

"We'll have a couple of days off and then we'll start preparing for a big game. Let's hope we can sell it out and get some real atmosphere - the atmosphere that the Heineken Cup deserves."