Lions topple Edinburgh to make it four wins on the trot

The Lions made it four wins in a row with a 15-9 home victory over Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship.

Edinburgh opened the scoring with a drop goal after 11 minutes and added a penalty after a Lions miss to lead 6-0 approaching the half hour mark.

The Lions hit back immediately with a try which saw them trail 6-5 at the halftime break.

Ten minutes into the second half, Edinburgh were reduced to 14 players after picking up a yellow card and the Lions capitalized with their second try to hit the front 12-6.

Edinburgh reduced the deficit to just three points with a penalty after 63 minutes.  Shortly thereafter, the Lions restored their six point margin with a successful shot at goal and ground out the final ten minutes to secure the win.