Summary

  • Victory moves Edinburgh up a place to second in URC, Benetton eighth

  1. That's all folkspublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2021

    FT: Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton

    Thanks for joining us this evening. We'll be back next week to cover Edinburgh's European clash away to Saracens.

    Goodnight!

  2. 'To get a bonus point win is fantastic'published at 21:46 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2021

    FT: Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton

    Edinburgh head coach Mike Blair has also been giving his thoughts on this evening's action, speaking to BBC Radio Scotland:

    "It was great" he says. "Benetton are obviously in our group and they're a good side, so for us to get a bonus point win is fantastic.

    "We weren't at our best; the game didn't really flow, and we couldn't quite get our attack going. There were moments in there, and lots of effort - I can't fault that side of things.

    "Benetton go really hard at the breakdown in defence, and ultimately that leads to penalties. We need to work on our penalty count going forward. If we do the same thing against Saracens next week, it'll just piggyback them up the field."

  3. 'Hugely satisfying'published at 21:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2021

    FT: Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton

    Man of the Match Magnus Bradbury has been talking to Premier Sports post-match:

    "It's hugely satisfying to win like that at home, and hopefully we can carry it into Europe next week", he says.

    "I love playing with this group of boys. We're going to take it one week at a time, but we can learn from certain things, take the positives, and we can definitely build on performances like this."

  4. Full-timepublished at 21:31 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2021

    Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton

    It's all over in the capital - not perfect, but a deserved win for Edinburgh against a tenacious Benetton side.

  5. Man of the Match - Magnus Bradburypublished at 21:29 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2021

    Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton

    Magnus Bradbury has been awarded Man of the Match on his 100th appearance for Edinburgh - a night he'll never forget!

  6. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton

    Blair Kinghorn missed a couple of conversions in the first half, but has since found his kicking boots.

    -Image source, SNS
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    Kinghorn extends Edinburgh's lead

  7. Postpublished at 73 mins

    Edinburgh 24-10

    Edinburgh defend resolutely as Benetton look to attack, and force a penalty at the breakdown.

    The home side have possession on half-way.

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    Try - Stuart McInallypublished at 68 mins

    Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton

    A powerful rolling maul gives Edinburgh a bonus-point try!

    McInally drops over the line after a big nudge from his fellow forwards.

    Kinghorn adds the extras.

  9. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Edinburgh 17-10 Benetton

    Better! Henry Pyrgos, on at scrum-half, darts down the blind-side from a scrum, kicks over the top, and pressures Benetton to slice a kick into touch.

    Edinburgh have the throw just a few metres out...

  10. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Edinburgh 17-10 Benetton

    Peter Wright
    Former Scotland prop on BBC Radio Scotland

    Quote Message

    Since Blair Kinghorn moved onto the wing, Edinburgh have lost all control of the game. Benetton haven't played any better than in the first half.

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    Try - Manuel Zulianipublished at 60 mins

    Edinburgh 17-10 Benetton

    The pressure eventually tells.

    Edinburgh's defence is breached despite some big tackles, as Zuliani crashes over from close range.

    Marin adds the conversion, and Edinburgh's lead is cut to seven points.

  12. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Edinburgh 17-3 Benetton

    Benetton have the ball back, and have made their way to within 5m of Edinburgh's line.

    Yet another penalty, this time for Hamish Watson being offside, and Marin kicks into the corner again...

  13. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Edinburgh 17-3 Benetton

    Benetton struggle to break the gain-line, and eventually throw the ball wide to Padovani.

    James Lang smashes the ball-carrier into touch, and wins Edinburgh a lineout.

  14. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Edinburgh 17-3 Benetton

    The latest penalty goes the way of Benetton, after some scrappy Edinburgh play - Marin kicks into the corner.

    Big defensive effort needed here for the hosts...

  15. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Edinburgh 17-3 Benetton

    Grant Gilchrist is punished at a lineout for pulling down the Benetton jumper.

    The sheer amount of penalties in this game have made it very stop-start, and not all of them seem necessary.

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    Try - Blair Kinghornpublished at 46 mins

    Edinburgh 17-3 Benetton

    Awful from Benetton, and Edinburgh capitalise!

    The Italians shovel some proverbial inside their own 22; the pass goes to no-one, and Kinghorn drops on the ball to score.

    The referee didn't give it initially, but the grounding was good.

    Kinghorn adds the extras this time.

  17. Postpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2021

    Edinburgh 10-3 Benetton

    Edinburgh get over the Benetton try-line, but are held up, and the visitors clear from the goal-line dropout.

  18. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Edinburgh 10-3 Benetton

    Edinburgh chase Ben Vellacott's box-kick superbly, and then force a penalty as Benetton don't release at the breakdown.

    It's kicked deep into the corner - huge chance early in this second half...

  19. Kick-offpublished at 41 mins

    Edinburgh 10-3 Benetton

    We're back underway at the DAM Health Stadium, as Blair Kinghorn kicks long.

  20. 'Difficult to build momentum'published at 20:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2021

    HT: Edinburgh 10-3 Benetton

    Colin Gregor
    Former Scotland Sevens captain on BBC Radio Scotland

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    The referee's whistle was a fairly constant shrill throughout that half. It made it difficult to build up any momentum, and there were errors on top of that. The flip side is that Edinburgh have scored two really good tries.