Edinburgh shown up by gutsy Italians

after Kinghorn failed with an intercept on his 22m line, Federico Ruzza skipped down the touchline before passing inside to Venditti who ran home untouched for the winner, Cana converting.

Disappointed Edinburgh boss Duncan Hodge said: “We just weren’t good enough in a lot of areas discipline, penalty count, set piece, too many errors in attack, and a couple of defensive lapses in the end.

“It’s a tough loss to take. We’ve got to learn our lessons pretty quickly.” ZEBRE produced an historic win Friday night dispatching Edinburgh thanks to a 78th minute touchdown from winger Giovanbattista Venditti.

“I’m very happy, it’s a great win,” said Zebre head coach Gianluca Giuidi. “We showed what we can do when we play like we know we can. We know we can deliver results like this.

“It was an historic win but it was still only one win, we want more.”

Zebre didn’t wield anything close to a potent attack, but it was their determination and opportunism that opened doors and brought an upset.

Leading 9-0 at half-time after two penalties and a drop-goal from Carlo Cana, Zebre pieced together attacking phases and eventually extending their lead through a third Cana penalty to start the second half.

Ross Ford hit back from two yards followed by Murray McCallum, with Sam Hidalgo-Clyde converting, which looked to have saved Edinburgh’s blushes, taking a 14-12 lead into the final 15 minutes.

Zebre came again and