Bennett lifts Scots after bench press

By GARY HEATLY
Edinburgh 29
Leinster 24
MARK Bennett scored a late winner to clinch a thriller at Myreside which puts Edinburgh in the mix for a top three finish in Conference B.
Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill said: “We didn’t play particularly well but we’re becoming difficult to beat. If we can continue doing that we give ourselves opportunities.”
A try by No.8 Max Deegan put Leinster 7-0 up early on, but a run in from 40 metres from young back rower Luke Crosbie levelled matters.
No.9 Nathan Fowles bagged Edinburgh’s second but Leinster fought back w...

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