United Rugby Championship: Edinburgh beat Lions 31–10
Connacht beat Zebre Parma 48–27 for their second win, while Sharks defeated Cardiff 36–21 for their third. Zebre earned their first league point despite losing.
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Connacht beat Zebre Parma 48–27 for their second win, while Sharks defeated Cardiff 36–21 for their third. Zebre earned their first league point despite losing.
Edinburgh extended their winning United Rugby Championship start to four matches by beating Lions 31–10 on Friday, 23 October, RugbyPass reported. They earned five league points: four for the win and one try-scoring bonus point. A try involves grounding the ball in the opponents’ scoring area.
Edinburgh entered the match as the early league leaders. Elsewhere on Friday, Connacht collected their second win of the season and Sharks their third.
| Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 31–10 | Lions |
| Connacht | 48–27 | Zebre Parma |
| Sharks | 36–21 | Cardiff |
Hector Patterson helped create Edinburgh’s first two tries and scored the next two himself. His second came from a quickly taken penalty 25 metres out and secured the bonus point awarded for scoring four tries. Edinburgh finished with five.
Connacht scored eight tries against Zebre, including five before half-time to lead 33–17 at the break. Zebre scored five tries of their own, with two late scores securing a try bonus and their first league point of the season.
The reigning champions recovered from 13–5 down at half-time to secure a bonus-point win. The standings put Leinster sixth and Munster ninth, three league points apart.
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Sharks led Cardiff by 10 points at half-time, but two Cardiff tries overturned that advantage within 18 minutes of the restart. Sharks then scored three tries without reply to return to winning ways.
Edinburgh winger Duhan van der Merwe left after 18 minutes on his return from a recurring ankle problem. Head coach Sean Everitt confirmed a hand laceration, rather than another ankle injury, but said he had not yet spoken to the medical staff about its extent.
Van der Merwe had hoped to use the match to make a late case for selection for Scotland. Their squad is due to be named on Monday for November’s international matches.
Ospreys beat Dragons for a third straight win, setting up a home meeting with Cardiff before the Nations Championship break.
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