Edinburgh Boost Play-off Hopes With Win At Connacht

United Rugby Championship

Connacht (0) 21

Tries: Treacy 2, Bolton Cons: Hanrahan 3

Edinburgh (14) 31

Tries: Shoeman, Watson, Muncaster, Shiel Cons: Thompson 3, Healy Pen: Healy

Edinburgh boosted their hopes of a top-eight decorativeness successful nan United Rugby Championship pinch a captious bonus-point triumph complete Connacht.

First-half tries from Pierre Schoeman - named successful Andy Farrell's Lions squad connected Thursday - and Hamish Watson had Edinburgh successful power astatine half-time, but Connacht deed backmost aft nan break.

Finn Treacy crossed doubly successful nan opening 11 minutes of nan 2nd half to level nan scores and a captivating back-and-forth conflict followed.

Ben Muncaster collapsed complete to reconstruct Edinburgh's seven-point advantage pursuing a powerful rolling maul, but Connacht - pinch faint play-off ambitions of their ain - continued to fight.

Shayne Bolton dotted down successful nan corner, allowing location fly-half JJ Hanrahan to make it 21-21 disconnected nan tee.

However, pinch 7 minutes to play, a infinitesimal of magic swung nan lucifer Edinburgh's way.

Replacement scrum-half Charlie Shiel darted down nan broadside of a ruck and showed an awesome burst of gait to spell nether nan posts for nan visitors' bonus-point people earlier Ben Healy kicked a punishment successful nan last infinitesimal to guarantee victory.

Sean Everitt's broadside are ninth successful nan URC table, conscionable 2 points down Benetton successful sixth, while Connacht are retired of contention successful 14th.

Edinburgh decorativeness nan regular convention play against Ulster connected Friday; Connacht recreation to Italy to play Zebre connected Saturday.

Connacht: Cordero, Bolton, Gavin, Aki, Treacy, Hanrahan, Murphy; Buckley, Heffernan, Bealham, Murphy, Murray, Prendergast, Oliver, Jansen.

Replacements: Tierney-Martin, Dooley, Aungier, Dowling, Boyle, Blade, Forde, Hawkshaw.

Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, Currie, Tuipulotu, Brown, Thompson, Price; Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Sykes, Skinner, Muncaster, Watson, Bradbury.

Replacements: Harrison, Venter, Sebastian, Young, McConnell, Shiel, Healy, Lang.

Referee: Ben Breakspear