European Challenge Cup: Edinburgh 30-34 Wasps

Wasps join fellow Premiership side Saracens in the Challenge Cup semi-finals, with London Irish able to join them on Sunday

Alfie Barbeary's try three minutes from time saw Wasps beat Edinburgh to reach the European Challenge Cup semi-finals.

The Premiership side trailed 30-27 with five minutes remaining when they mauled to the line and Barbeary dived over.

Tries from Ben Vellacott and Adam McBurney gave Edinburgh a half-time lead but Wasps responded with scores from Jimmy Gopperth and Biyi Alo.

Tom West put Wasps ahead but Edinburgh levelled through number eight Magnus Bradbury before Barbeary's winning try.

Wasps will now play the winners of Lyon and Glasgow for a place in the final.

The winning try was a superb effort from the forwards as their initial line-out drive was strongly repelled.

Wasps splintered off the maul, were held up just short, but Barbeary's pick-and-go made it over the line.

Edinburgh are left to concentrate on securing a play-off place in the United Rugby Championship.

They opened the scoring with a flowing move finished by scrum-half Vellacott in the right corner, and Grant Gilchrist's charge-down led to McBurney being mauled over for a second try.

Bradbury picked a great line to take Chris Dean's pass to break the defence and level the tie at 27-27.

The home side then went ahead with six minutes remaining as Emiliano Boffelli kicked a penalty.

But they conceded a penalty themselves directly from the restart and Wasps took full advantage.

Edinburgh head coach Mike Blair: "I'm really proud of the effort and the way we're trying to play but we just had moments that gave Wasps ins to to the game, which made things difficult.

"I just loved the effort of the guys to stick in and the crowd being behind us but unfortunately we couldn't push it through. There are lots of positive things and lots of things we'll learn from. It was a great game for people to watch. The crowd were absolutely outstanding."

Wasps head coach Lee Blackett told BBC CWR: "With a minute to go it felt like last week but I'm so happy we came out the other side. I didn't think we started well, our kicking game was poor but then our pack just got a bit of control.

"The boys said at half-time that we'd shown a way to win this game and our forwards went out second half and found a way to get us through."

Edinburgh: Van der Walt; Hoyland, Bennett, Dean, Boffelli; Kinghorn, Vellacott: Courtney, McBurney, Nel, Hodgson, Gilchrist (capt), Crosbie, Boyle, Bradbury.

Replacements: Harrison, Schoeman, Atalifo, Phillips, Kunavula, Pyrgos, Currie, Blain.

Wasps: Kibirige; Hougaard, Spink, Gopperth, Bassett; Atkinson, Robson; West, Oghre, Alo, Launchbury (capt), Stooke, Shields, J Willis, Barbeary.

Replacements: Frost, Harris, Millar-Mills, Gaskell, T Willis, Porter, Umaga, Odogwu.

Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

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