
Edinburgh Rugby claim top spot in EPCR Challenge Cup Pool 3 with bonus-point 36-15 win over Black Lion.
Sam Skinner sliced through to score after just one minute of play for the hosts, before Wes Goosen found a gap close to the line for their second.
Luke Crosbie muscled his way over from a driving-maul line-out to put Edinburgh in control at the break leading 24-03, despite losing Magnus Bradbury to a red card.
Edinburgh started the second half in a similar fashion, with Matt Currie sneaking through on the edge to secure the bonus point before Paddy Harrison found himself in the same corner to crash over and make it 36-03.
Scoring their fourth try early in the second half, Edinburgh Rugby have wrapped up the bonus point in their hunt for a home knockout.
Black Lion responded with tries through Irakli Kvatadze and Shalva Aptsiauri but it wasn't enough to keep them in the competition as Edinburgh ran out 36-15 winners.
Scorers:
Edinburgh Rugby: Tries: Sam Skinner, Wes Goosen, Luke Crosbie, Matt Currie, Paddy Harrison. Conversions: Ben Healy (4). Penalty: Ben Healy.
Black Lion:: Tries: Irakli Kvatadze, Shalva Aptsiauri. Conversion: Luka Matkava. Penalty: Luka Matkava.
Teams
Edinburgh Rugby: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Lewis Wells, 10 Ben Healy, 9 Charlie Shiel, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Luke Crosbie (c), 6 Tom Dodd, 5 Sam Skinner, 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 Paul Hill, 2 Paddy Harrison, 1 Pierre Schoeman. Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Glen Young, 20 Hamish Watson, 21 Ali Price, 22 Ross Thompson, 23 Mosese Tuipulotu.
Black Lion: 15 Luka Tsirekidze, 14 Akaki Tabutsadze, 13 Tornike Kakhoidze, 12 Ioane Metreveli, 11 Shalva Aptsiauri, 10 Luka Matkava (c), 9 Tengiz Peranidze, 8 Luka Ivanishvili (captain), 7 Mikheil Gachechiladze, 6 Sandro Mamamtavrishvili, 5 Guram Ganiashvili, 4 Mikheil Babunashvili, 3 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 2 Shalva Mamukashvili, 1 Vasil Kakovin. Replacements: 16 Irakli Kvatadze, 17 Nika Khatiashvili, 18 Giorgi Chkhartishvili, 19 Lado Chachanidze, 20 Demuri Epremidze, 21 Davit Khuroshvili, 22 Amiran Shvangiradze, 23 Sandro Todua.
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