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FT: Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton
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Victory moves Edinburgh up a place to second in URC, Benetton eighth
George O'Neill
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!
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."
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."
Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton
It's all over in the capital - not perfect, but a deserved win for Edinburgh against a tenacious Benetton side.
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!
Edinburgh 24-10 Benetton
Blair Kinghorn missed a couple of conversions in the first half, but has since found his kicking boots.
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.
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.
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...
Edinburgh 17-10 Benetton
Peter Wright
Former Scotland prop on BBC Radio Scotland
Quote MessageSince 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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
Edinburgh 10-3 Benetton
Edinburgh get over the Benetton try-line, but are held up, and the visitors clear from the goal-line dropout.
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...
Edinburgh 10-3 Benetton
We're back underway at the DAM Health Stadium, as Blair Kinghorn kicks long.
HT: Edinburgh 10-3 Benetton
Colin Gregor
Former Scotland Sevens captain on BBC Radio Scotland
Quote MessageThe 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.