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Edinburgh stored their BKT United Rugby Championship play-off hopes alive with an important 31-21 victory over Connacht at Dexcom Stadium.
Charlie Shiel’s very good 72nd-minute bonus-point attempt proved decisive for Sean Everitt’s aspect, who host Ulster subsequent week. They’re now ninth general and simply three factors behind Cardiff.
Pierre Schoeman celebrated his British and Irish Lions choice with a seventh-minute attempt, and Hamish Watson added the second for a 14-0 half-time.
Outcomes elsewhere meant Connacht had been out of top-eight competition, however a Finn Treacy brace drew them stage by the 52nd minute.
After Ben Muncaster and Shayne Bolton had swapped scores, Shiel scampered over and Ben Healy added a late penalty as Edinburgh gained three matches in a row in Ireland for the primary time.
Changing some early strain into factors, Ali Price fed prop Schoeman to energy over and player-of-the-match Ross Thompson transformed.
Connacht captain Cian Prendergast had a attempt dominated out for obstruction, and Edinburgh had been medical when Thompson and Jack Brown mixed to ship Watson darting down the left touchline to attain with a neat dummy.
Now two transformed scores behind, Connacht continued to come back up in opposition to a brick wall, with Marshall Sykes bringing down Bundee Aki and gaining a turnover penalty.
An excellent Bolton break ignited the westerners on the restart, the momentum resulting in fellow winger Treacy going over on the left for JJ Hanrahan to transform.
That connection labored once more within the 51st minute, with Ben Murphy supplying his second help for Treacy to double his tally. Hanrahan kicked Connacht stage.
Regardless of shedding Mosese Tuipulotu to damage, Edinburgh hit again by the hour mark. Flanker Muncaster scored from Value’s inviting move, and Thompson made it 21-14 from the tee.
Responding within the sixty fifth minute, Santiago Cordero’s nicely-floated move despatched Bolton over in the suitable nook. Hanrahan coolly transformed to sq. issues up as soon as extra.
Nonetheless, alternative scrum-half Shiel broke from a ruck, 60 metres out, to land a killer blow for a extra composed Edinburgh. Healy transformed after which fired house his penalty for the insurance coverage rating.
