Summary

  • Edinburgh have 10 wins from 15 URC matches

  • Zebre bottom of standings with one victory

  • First-half tries from Ewan Ashman (2) and WP Nel for Edinburgh

  • Geronimo Prisciantelli and Jacopo Trulla cross for Zebre

  • Chris Dean goes over in the corner to earn Edinburgh a bonus point

  • Ben Vellacott adds a fifth with wonderful individual effort, before Javan Sebastian charges over at the death

  1. G'night!published at 21:52 British Summer Time 10 May

    FT: Edinburgh 40-14 Zebre

    That's all from us tonight folks! Edinburgh have secured their much needed bonus point win with that dominant 40-14 win.

    We will be back tomorrow with coverage of Glasgow Warriors game against Bulls.

    We hope to see you then! Have a good night!

  2. 'Mixed feelings' - Everittpublished at 21:47 British Summer Time 10 May

    FT: Edinburgh 40-14 Zebre

    Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt spoke to Premier Sports after the game:

    "I've got a bit of mixed feelings. I thought we controlled the tempo well in the first half to be up by three tries. In the second half we conceded double the amount to penalties and 11 turnovers as well so we didn't make life easy for ourselves.

    "We got a win though but we have to be better next week with Munster at home. Very happy with the five points and it's good when your bench comes on and causes a real impact.

    "Fair play to Zebre. They really fly in defensively and put pressure on your breakdown. I thought they managed their game well as well. They started squeezing us in parts of the second half. They don't go away easily."

  3. Postpublished at 21:42 British Summer Time 10 May

    FT: Edinburgh 40-14 Zebre

    Chris Paterson
    Former Scotland international on Premier Sports

    This could be your final moments of the season, you don't know if you're going to start or be on the bench so players have to maximise every single moment.

    Collectively they need to stay together to get the job done. No one let themselves down individually. The focus will now go to next week.

    There will be elements that have frustrated Sean Everitt but he will be relatively happy with that. He's got loads of experience and total respect from his players so will lean on that going forward.

  4. Postpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 10 May

    FT: Edinburgh 40-14 Zebre

    Chris Paterson
    Former Scotland international on Premier Sports

    There was pressure on before the game obviously but there was pressure at some points during the game as well. On two or three occasions Zebre fought back so there was pressure throughout the game.

    There were big performances out there and they'll be happy with that. Those late tries will make a big difference and put a spring in their step as they move onto the next challenge.

  5. Postpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 10 May

    FT: Edinburgh 40-14 Zebre

    Player of the Match Ewan Ashman spoke to Premier Sports on the whistle:

    "I really enjoyed that one. Credit to the big lads in the pack for pushing me over. It was huge today, we heard the crowd through the whole 80. They were outstanding."

  6. Full-timepublished at 21:29 British Summer Time 10 May

    Edinburgh 40-14 Zebre

    It's been a dominant performance from the hosts with an unstoppable set piece.

    Head coach Sean Everitt and his side will now have a nervy wait to see if that bonus point win will be enough to keep them in the top eight.

  7. converted try

    Converted try EDINBURGH 40-14 Zebrepublished at 81 mins

    Javan Sebastian

    From close range off the back of the maul Javan Sebastian spots a little bit of space and despite three defenders trying, none of them can stop him!

    Cameron Scott adds the extras from the tee and that will be the end of the game.

  8. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Edinburgh 33-14 Zebre

    Every point matters in this game for the hosts so it is no surprise they're going for the corner with the clock in the red.

  9. converted try

    Converted try EDINBURGH 33-14 Zebrepublished at 77 mins

    Ben Vellacott

    From practically nowhere! Ben Vellacott finds a tiny gap and goes all the way!

    Zebre haven't been able to handle the scrum-half at all tonight.

    Cameron Scott adds the extras from the tee with his first involvement of the evening.

  10. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Edinburgh 26-14 Zebre

    Another huge scrum from the hosts is met with a roar from the home crowd. A massive shift tonight from the Edinburgh forwards.

    With less than five minutes to go, they will be looking to shut Zebre down once and for all with another line-out.

  11. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Edinburgh 26-14 Zebre

    As we approach the final stages of the game, Zebre are still refusing to back down.

    They are trying everything to hold on but is it too little, too late?

  12. The try & the anticspublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 10 May

    Edinburgh 26-14 Zebre

    Chris Dean tryImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Chris Dean's try secured Edinburgh a bonus point

    RitchieImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Before Jamie Ritchie set about winding up the Italian opposition

  13. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Edinburgh 26-14 Zebre

    Ben Vellacott goes on his own! The scrum-half spots a gap off the back of the scrum and tries to goose step his opponent but loses his footing.

    He tries to get the offload away to Chris Dean but the angle was all wrong and it was knocked on.

    Edinburgh really have the bit between their teeth now.

  14. Edinburgh bench makes an impactpublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 10 May

    Edinburgh 26-14 Zebre

    Andy Burke
    BBC Sport Scotland at Hive Stadium

    Edinburgh's bench has brought some much needed urgency to this game.

    Chris Dean was the man in the right place at the right time, but that try was all about Ben Healy.

    That was a brilliant offload out the tackle, and his touchline conversion wasn't too shabby either.

  15. converted try

    Converted try EDINBURGH 26-14 Zebrepublished at 65 mins

    Chris Dean

    The dominance pays off and Edinburgh have a bonus point!

    Chris Dean goes over in the corner off the back of another dominant maul and and a delightful offload from Ben Healy.

    Referee Ben Breakspear is having a look at the fall-out afterwards though; Zebre will have a penalty at the restart for Jamie Ritchie's overzealous reaction to the try.

    Healy isn't fazed by Ritchie's antics - he splits the uprights from a fair distance.

  16. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Edinburgh 19-14 Zebre

    Edinburgh have come alive again and are probing for a hole in the Zebre defence.

  17. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Edinburgh 19-14 Zebre

    Edinburgh look to strike back and Duhan van der Merwe can smell his first score of the evening, but he is thrown into touch by the Zebre defence.

    The Italian side are refusing to go quietly and are causing all sorts of problems for Edinburgh.

  18. converted try

    Converted try Edinburgh 19-14 ZEBREpublished at 56 mins

    Jacopo Trulla

    The visitors' short-range tactics aren't working, so the backs throw it out wide and Jacopo Trulla sails over in the corner for Zebre's second try of the evening.

    Giovanni Montemauri adds the extras from the tee, and we've got a game on our hands.

  19. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Edinburgh 19-7 Zebre

    Off the back of the line-out, Zebre have a line-out inside Edinburgh territory and look really threatening.

    They have set up camp on Edinburgh's try line, but can they squeeze through?

  20. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Edinburgh 19-7 Zebre

    Edinburgh pile forward, but they can't convert; there's a forward pass and Pierre Schoeman then spills the ball in the tackle.

    Zebre can breathe a little easier now.