Edinburgh see off Connacht in scrappy encounter

Edinburgh 19 Connacht 14

Fri, 16 Sep, 2011 - 22:50

Edinburgh 19 Connacht 14

Edinburgh posted their first win of the league campaign when they saw off unbeaten Connacht in a scrappy RaboDirect Pro 12 encounter at Murrayfield.

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