Scots duo swat Italians aside

EDINBURGH secured a third straight Magners League home victory without sparkling against Benetton Treviso, winning 21-9 on a damp night at Murrayfield.

Netani Talei scored a first-half try and Kyle Traynor touched down in the second period for Edinburgh, while David Blair added three penalties and one conversion.

Tobias Botes kicked three penalties in reply for Treviso as Edinburgh’s first Italian Magners League opposition were vanquished in the capital.