EDINBURGH 43

BENETTON 0

Edinburgh welcomed Treviso based side, Benetton, for their first home game of the season and round four of the URC in what turned out to be a total wipe out in favour of the capital side against their Italian opponents.

Sean Everitt made three changes to the squad from their last week’s clash against Munster. It was a complete change in the driving seat as Vellacott and Healy were swapped out for Shiel and Scott. Charlie Shiel had not started a URC game since Edinburgh’s win over Connacht in 2023, and for Cammy Scott this was the first league start of his career.

First blood went to Edinburgh in the form of Van der Merwe. A strong carry from a midfield scrum gave Edinburgh the platform for quick ball, simple passes got the ball wide to the winger who ran in for

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