Edinburgh hang on against Italian comeback

By GARY HEATLY
Edinburgh…31
Benetton …30
EDINBURGH captain Stuart McInally was a relieved man after his side edged out Benetton in a thriller on Friday night. The Scots were up 31-15, but the Italians battled back and took two losing bonus points from the BT Murrayfield clash.
“We are pretty relieved” hooker McInally said. “We scored some good tries, but we struggled with the pace they put on the ball.”
Early penalties saw the sides tied at 3-3. Then home centre Matt Scott went in under the posts with Hickey converting for 10-3. Just after 20 minutes Ed...

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