Edinburgh wiped out by Treviso

Benetton Treviso 31 Edinburgh 6

Edinburgh’s interim head coach Nick Scrivener failed to inspire the send-off he required from his side as the Scots finished their Magners League campaign on a low note.

Scrivener, who returns to his native Australia next week, had hoped a recent run of three wins from four games would help his side claim a rare victory on their travels.

But he was forced to look on as the powerful home side started well and rarely gave the visitors a look-in in front of a loud and vocal crowd at the Stadio di Monigo.

Edinburgh suffered a nightmare start when Treviso’s Luke McLean went over in the corner with two minutes on the clock and Willem De Waal converted.

De Waal put over a penalty before Chris Paterson finally kicked Edinburgh onto the scoreboard. But two more De Waal penalties extended Treviso’s lead.

Paterson’s second penalty kept Edinburgh in touch but the visitors lost scrum-half Greig Laidlaw to injury just before the interval which they reached 16-6 behind.

Hopes of a thrilling comeback were quickly dashed when De Waal put over another penalty immediately after the restart, then both Steven Turnbull and Paterson followed Laidlaw off injured.

To complete a miserable send-off for Scrivener, McLean glided over for his second try then fed Robert Barbieri to complete Treviso’s one-sided win.

The match was also the last in Edinburgh colours for Scott MacLeod, who is moving to Kobe Steelers in Japan, and David Blair, who is leaving the club.