FULL TIME!
A BIG FIVE POINTS!
A BIG FIVE POINTS!
That’s electric!!!
The wee man dances through the Benetton defence and Fekitoa is yellow carded.
Healy adds the extras to make it 50-33!
THAT’S CHARACTER!
RITCHIE SHOWS GRIT TO POWER OVER FROM METRRESOUTAND GIVE US A MUCH NEEDED SCORE!
HEALY CONVERTS AND IT’S 47-33!
We’ll have another shot here…
We look to be in ref taking another look here. Looks like no try -we still have the ball!
Ross McCann and Ben Healy are on Duhan and Thompson.
Meanwhile we win ball back and put the pressure on inside the Benetton 22…
Malakai Fekitoa powers over. Umaga converts and it’s a seven point game. 40-33.
Referee says we havent rolled away and the visitors will nudge it into our 22 again.
Sam Skinner makes his comeback from injury and replaces Marshall Sykes in the row!
Benetton chip over the top and looked to be in for another score but Matt Curried does brilliantly to get back and cover.
Goal lineout drop out.
Freddy Douglas is on for Magnus Bradbury to make his Edinburgh Rugby debut!
Allessandro Izekor powers over and Umaga adds the extras.
Schoeman, Hill and Price go off.
On comes Boan Venter, D’Arcy Rae and Ben Vellacott.
The visitors nudge it into the corner after we’re pinged for offside.
We steal the ball but Bradbury is unlucky as he fumbles when attempting to pick off the ground.
THAT WAS NEEDED!
We move the ball from the scrum and free Darcy Graham for a smashing break!
The winger pops the ball up and Ali is on his shoulder to touch down!
We’ll have the scrum inside Benetton territory after the visitors knock on from the restart!
Ewan Ashman makes way for Paddy Harrison up front.
Creevy darts over for his second and Benetton’s third. Umaga converts. 35-19.
It looked like we stole the ball cleanly there but the referee has judged that Gilchrist had his knee on the ground. Look a tad harsh. Benetton nudge one into the corner.
The visitors pounce on a loose ball and win the turnover pen.
Benetton kick to just short of our 22.
Great defensive pressure force Benetton into touch straight from the restart!
Benetton grab another through replacement Augustin Creepy from short range. It’s 35-12.
Matt Currie put in a cracking shot. Timed perfectly. Benetton continue to push.
Paolo Odogwu touches down in the corner for the visitors first points of the evening. The conversion is pulled wide. 35-5.
C’mon Edinburgh!
Playing into the wind this half but plenty more to come from the boys!
WHAT A FIRST HALF!
THAT’S HIS FIRST TRY FOR THE CLUB AND ITS A BEAUTY!
PAUL HILL GRABS THE BALL AND ITS HIGH KNEES FOR THE WHITEWASH!
THOMPSON ADDS THE EXTRAS! 35-0!
Paul Hill looks to be in for his first score for the club but TMO is checking try or no try…
The wind is blowing a gale and causing havoc with the aerial game!
We’ve got to play into this second-half…
That’s great go forward ball from Mosese however Benetton react first to steal and win a penalty.
That’s great defence fro Darcy Graham who tracks back to drag down his opposite man, before popping up with the ball.
We then win a penalty inside the Benetton 22 which is taken quickly and nearly leads to Graham dotting down!
We’ll have a scrum just shy of the Benetton 22 after the visitors knock on in contact.
We win back ball after we get up and disrupt at the lineout.
After a few phases, we move it wide with pace and Muncaster is almost put in down the wing however he just steps in touch!
Benetton kick into our half after we’re penalised for going off our feet.
THE BIG MAN HAS TWO!
OVERTHROWN LINEOUT. ONE PASS AND MAGNUS DOES THE REST!
28-0!
THAT’S TRY NUMBER THREE!
MAGNUS PICKS, PUTS IN A STEP AND BULLIES HIS WAY OVER!
THOMPSON CONVERTS AND IT’S 21-0!
We’ll nudge to the corner… keeping our feet on the gas here!
THAT’S ALL STRENGTH!
The back-row takes a loose ball at the lineout and powers his way over from 15m out!
Thompson converts again! 14-0!
We nudge one into Benetton territory after the visitors are pinged or offiside.
WHAT A BREAK FROM DUHI AGAIN!
The winger rounds his man and find a supporting Wes on his inside.
Goosen’s ball back inside is then knocked backwards with the ref getting a bit in the way…
Benetton eventually turn us over inside their 22 and send a kick long up to half-way.
We have a scrum inside the Benetton territory and win another pen.
We secure a lineout and move it with pace!
After a bit of back and forth in our territory, we win scrum penalty which Thompson advances into the Benetton 22!
WHAT A START!!!
DUHAN RACES IN FOR OUR FIRST TRY OF THE NIGHT!
THOMPSON CONVERTS AND IT’S 7-0!
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