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Cammy Scott held his nerve to land a last-gasp conversion as Edinburgh snatched a 25-25 draw towards Zebre within the United Rugby Championship.
Substitute fly-half Scott cut up the posts with a tough kick from the precise touchline after Matt Currie collected Darcy Graham’s move to complete the ultimate play of the sport in Parma.
Edinburgh trailed 12-6 on the break, with beginning quantity 10 Ross Thompson kicking two penalties in response to 2 tries from Zebre scrum-half Alessandro Fusco.
Full-back Jacopo Trulla touched down early within the second interval to stretch the hosts’ benefit, permitting Giacomo Da Re to fit his second profitable conversion after getting back from a first-half spell within the sin bin.
A pair of scores from prop Boan Venter gave Edinburgh hope earlier than two Giovanni Montemauri penalties regarded to have sealed victory for the Italian facet.
However Zebre have been denied by Currie and Scott through the late drama, leaving Edinburgh ninth within the desk, a degree and a spot outdoors the play-off locations with two rounds of fixtures remaining.
