Edinburgh beat Zebre

Zebre 10-26 Edinburgh: Cockerill’s men defy the odds in Italy

EDINBURGH dealt with pre-match disruption and a red and yellow card during the game to defeat Zebre.
Head coach Richard Cockerill, full-back Blair Kinghorn and a club physio did not travel to Italy following a delay in their Covid-19 test results, subsequently confirmed to be negative.
Assistant coach Calum MacRae took charge of the team and saw his stand-off Jaco van der Walt kick them into a fifth minute lead. Zebre stand-off Carlo Canna equalised with a penalty of his own before Edinburgh loosehead Pierre Schoeman appeared to block Zebre No.8 Renato Giammarioli off the ball.
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