Record win /Edinburgh 78 Krasny Yar 0
Edinburgh Rugby recorded the biggest win in their proteam history last night as they thumped Russian minnows Krasny Yar 78-0 at BT Murrayfield, writes
Duncan Smith.
The lopsided 12-try rout surpassed the previous record 73-14 victory which they had achieved in the away European Challenge Cup fixture to the same opponents in October and also eclipsed the highest competitive home win, which was 62-13 against Connacht in the then Magners League back in 2009.
The comfortable triumph, which was a fourth straight bonus-point win in Pool 4, effectively sealed Edinburgh’s place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinals, although they will now aim to make it a home tie by being one of the four best section winners.
Edinburgh assistant coach Roddy Grant said: “Probably the most pleasing thing is we didn’t concede a point. We conceded two tries when we played them over there and that was one of our focuses. It’s always pleasing to keep a clean sheet and then win by a decent margin too.”
Edinburgh’s attention will now switch to next Saturday’s 1872 Cup clash against Glasgow in which they will look to inflict a first Guinness Pro14 defeat of the season on their Scottish rivals. “The boys will be up for it and I’m sure there will be a tasty week of training,” said Grant.