Read on for the latest scoring updates from Edinburgh Rugby v Newcastle Falcons at Murrayfield tonight.
Head coach, Michael Bradley has made nine changes to the side that defeated Sale Sharks 28-22 at Edgeley Park.
He said: “Bradley said: “I was very impressed with large parts of our performance against Sale Sharks last Friday and am happy to be in a position to select a very different but equally strong side to take on Newcastle Falcons tomorrow in our first home game of the season.”
Live match updates to follow...
76 mins: PEN - With five minues remaining Greig Laidlaw opts for a long-range penalty from in front of the sticks. The scrum-half adds the three points, to give Edinburgh the lead
65 mins: TRY (+ con) - Edinburgh 17-17 Newcastle Falcons. Super stuff from Edinburgh. Visser broke free and bolted down the tram lines and passed inside to Greig Laidlaw who was faced with a three on two. Composed hands dotted the ball along to Steven Lawrie who ran in unchallenged. Laidlaw then added the conversion to tie the match!
61 mins: TRY (+con) - Edinburgh Rugby 10-17 Newcastle Falcons. A menacing maul was doing damage on the far side of the 22 bfore the ball was sent out through the backs. Luke Eves timed his run well to captalise on the grubber through to score. #22 Joel Hodgson added the extras.
HALF TIME: Edinburgh Rugby 10-10 Newcastle Falcons
40 mins: TRY. Full-back Tom Brown made a cracking break from the Newcastle 10m line, jinked in and out of the defenders on his way to the visitor's 5m line before offloading to the supporting scrum-half, Greig Laidlaw to score. Laidlaw then added the conversion to tie the match.
Edinburgh Rugby 10-10 Newcastle Falcons
34mins: TRY. Newcastle Falcons inside-centre Luke Eves scores the game's first at the corner. Gopperth slots the conversion and the visitors are in front. Edinburgh 3-10 Newcastle Falcons
22 minutes: Edinburgh 3-3 Newcastle. The visitors pull one back from the boot of stand-off Jimmy Gopperth.
17 minutes: PENALTY! Edinburgh 3-0 Newcastle. Edinburgh Rugby scrum-half Greig Laidlaw takes and makes his first penalty of the season!
After Newcastle, Edinburgh Rugby will then launch their RaboDirect PRO12 campaign at Murrayfield the following Friday against Cardiff Blues.
SIGN UP FOR NEW PERSPECTIVES IN SEASON 2011/12! All of Edinburgh's RaboDirect PRO12 matches and their Heineken Cup home games are included in our 2011/12 season ticket package, where supporters can get closer to the on-field action with seating in the east stand and new pitch-side standing areas. Season tickets are priced at £35 for under-18s, £90 for students/senior citizens and £180 for adults. For more information on the benefits of being an Edinburgh season ticket holder, and to book in for the campaign under new head coach Michael Bradley, visit www.edinburghrugby.org, call 0131 346 5180 or visit the Murrayfield Ticket Centre (just off Roseburn Street) in person.
