Pro14: Benetton Rugby 13-24 Edinburgh

Edinburgh made it four consecutive wins in all competitions with a deserved victory over Benetton.

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne gave the visitors the perfect start, the scrum-half finishing off a fine attacking move to score.

The boot of fly-half Ian McKinley kept Benetton in touch, and Angelo Esposito's second-half try put the home side in front.

However, Edinburgh responded superbly and two Dougie Fife tries saw them home.

The Italians inflicted Edinburgh's first league defeat of the campaign at Myreside last month, and Richard Cockerill's side immediately set about exacting revenge.

Phil Burleigh drew a couple of defenders before putting Blair Kinghorn through a gap. The full-back was brought down but found James Johnstone in support and he in turn fed Hidalgo-Clyne to run in under the sticks.

• Cockerill focuses on the positives

Edinburgh came into this on the back of three straight wins having beaten Zebre in the Pro14 and defeated London Irish and Krasny Yar away in the European Challenge Cup.

The confidence generated from those wins was evident, with Edinburgh playing on the front foot.

Fly-half Jason Tovey was orchestrating things well, and he flashed a lovely dummy and sliced through the Benetton defence. Bearing down on the try-line, the ball was knocked from Tovey's grasp as he looked to make the scoring pass and the chance was gone.

Having won three of their six matches in the Pro14, and run the mighty Toulon close in the Champions Cup last weekend, the Italian side are not the soft touch they once were. Much of their first-half work was sloppy, but two penalties from fly-half McKinley towards the end of the half meant they were only a point adrift at the break.

Blair Kinghorn was involved in setting up Sam Hidalgo-Clyne's try

The hosts reappeared for the second period a different proposition, generating the field position and possession they were starved of in the first half.

With the visitors scrambling in defence, the ball was whipped wide and lock Marco Fuser showed lovely hands to put wing Esposito over.

At 13-7 down, Edinburgh's response was impressive and immediate.

A scrum on the Benetton 22m line presented an excellent attacking platform and they made it count as Kinghorn burst into the line from full-back to receive Tovey's pass, draw two defenders and slip a beautiful pass out the back door for Fife to score.

Tovey added a beauty of a conversion from the touchline, and when he followed that up with a penalty shortly after, Edinburgh men were in back in the ascendancy at 17-13 to the good.

Substitute Chris Dean combined with fellow centre Burleigh to put Kinghorn clear again, and when he glanced up to his right he once again saw Fife in support and timed the pass to perfection to give Edinburgh a crucial score.

Tovey's conversion was again on the money and at 24-13 with less than seven minutes to play Edinburgh had the game just where they wanted.

The only disappointment was the failure to conjure a fourth try and a bonus point, substitute Glenn Bryce bundled into touch with the try-line beckoning.

Edinburgh: B Kinghorn; D Fife, J Johnstone, P Burleigh, J Harries; J Tovey, S Hidalgo-Clyne; D Marfo, S McInally, WP Nel, F McKenzie (capt), B Toolis, L Crosbie, H Watson, C du Preez.

Replacements: N Cochrane, M Rizzo, M McCallum, G Gilchrist, L Carmichael, N Fowles, G Bryce, C Dean.

Benetton Rugby: J Hayward; A Esposito, I Brex, A Sgarbi, L Sperandio; I McKinley, T Tebaldi; F Zani, L Bigi, S Ferrari, M Fuser, D Budd, F Minto, A Steyn, R Barbieri.

Replacements: T Baravalle, C Traore, T Pasquali, F Ruzza, A Zanni, S Negri, G Bronzini, T Benvenuti.