Edinburgh line-up

Edinburgh: B Kinghorn; D Hoyland, C Dean, P Burleigh, T Brown; J Tovey, S Hidalgo-Clyne; M McCallum, R Ford (capt), S Berghan; A Bresler, G Gilchrist; V Mata, H Watson, C du Preez.

Replacements: S McInally for Ford 60, K Whyte for McCallum 70, K Bryce for Berghan 71, F McKenzie for Bresler 55, V Fihaki for Mata 67, N Fowles for Hidalgo Clyne 67, D Weir for Tovey 49, G Bryce for Dean 72.

Att: 5,483. Refere: Luke Pearce.

Bill Mata feed Ross Ford for a try in the corner that went unconverted.

The home side had to score first and got inspiration from the dynamic Watson, who had two charges upfield to lift his side.

Then when Cornell Du Preez and Damien Hoyland combined to work Kinghorn close to the line the Scotland open side was there to finish off with his side’s third try.

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne converted as Tovey went off injured but Edinburgh still contrived to waste their sudden superiority with too many errors.

Edinburgh were unlucky when Watson’s kick upfield saw Hoyland tackled too early by replacement prop Kaulashvili just too far out for referee Luke Pearce to consider a penalty try, although it was a glaring scoring chance and the Georgian saw a yellow card.

The home side chose to kick the penalty by replacement Duncan Weir to get within four points but they were to let their last two big chances go when Simon Berghan’s offload fell loose close to the posts and then when former All Black Victor Vito stripped the ball from Weir.

James kicked a penalty to take his side seven points clear again and then another as the clock clicked towards 80 minutes to secure the victory.

PA. Ross Ford celebrates scoring Edinburgh’s second try.