Edinburgh rise to the occasion against the Lions

Edinburgh had a standout first half against the Lions and kept the pressure in the 2nd to win 24-12 to move on to the q-finals of the Challenge Cup.

Edinburgh points scorers

Tries: Wes Goosen, Ben Vellacott, Jamie Ritchie and Ali Price

Conversions, Ross Thompson (2)

Lions Points scorers

Tries; Franke Horn, Jaco Visagie

Conversions: Nico Steyn

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A big problem for the Lions was losing the ball on attack. The conceded 15 turnovers while making 87% of their tackles.

The Top 3 ball carriers was Magnus Bradbury (19), Pierre Schoeman (16) and Darrien-Lane Landsberg (14)

Landsberg, Jamie Richie and Hamish Watson all made 20 tackles while Ewan Ashman and SJ Kotze both won 2 turnovers