Edinburgh cruise past Grenoble in Challenge Cup opener
Last Updated: 13/11/15 10:53pm
Edinburgh scored three tries as they began their Challenge Cup campaign with a 28-10 win over Grenoble.
South African No 8 Cornell du Preez scored two tries and the Edinburgh scrum won their side a penalty try as the Scottish side cruised to victory in their first run out of the European campaign.
Grenoble were ill-disciplined throughout the encounter, losing two players to yellow cards as Edinburgh piled on the points.
Du Preez's opening try came in the eighth minute on the back of a big scrum from his colleagues. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne missed the conversion but furthered his side's lead from the tee in the 33rd minute before adding another on the stroke of half-time to give Edinburgh a 11-0 lead at the break.
It was 14-0 five minutes into the second period before James Hart finally got the visitors off the mark with a penalty in the 50th minute.
After a period of dominance from the home side Edinburgh were awarded a penalty try by the referee, which Hidalgo-Clyne converted for a 21-3 lead as the game drew into the final quarter.
Grenoble winger Daniel Kilioni was next on the board as a Gilles Bosch conversion brought the visitors within nine points with 10 minutes remaining, before Du Preez's second try settled the match and handed Edinburgh a win in the opening weekend.