Forgotten Scotland star's try sees Edinburgh protect the Hive from Scarlets

Edinburgh were made to work hard for a 24-19 comeback win over Scarlets at Hive Stadium with Harry Paterson scoring the decisive late try.

It was a much-needed victory for the hosts’ bid to finish in the top eight, though Scarlets’ own prospects now look increasingly slim.

First-half tries from Joe Roberts and Sam Lousi saw the visitors roar into a 14-point lead.

Ben Vellacott then scored twice before Magnus Bradbury went over as Edinburgh hit back, and though Roberts scored again for Scarlets to pull the game back to 19-19, Paterson’s try for the home side proved the winner.

The full-back launched the ball downfield, fly-half Carwyn Leggatt-Jones failed to successfully return the kick, and as Paterson charged it down, the ball fell for him to carry over the line.

Fixture

United Rugby Championship

Edinburgh

24 - 19

Full-time

Scarlets

All Stats and Data

The bonus-point victory moved Edinburgh up to 11th in the table ahead of Saturday’s matches, with Scarlets in 15th.

Edinburgh Rugby: Harry Paterson, Malelili Satala, James Lang, Mosese Tuipulotu, Wes Goosen, Ross Thompson, Ben Vellacott; Boan Venter, Harri Morris, D’arcy Rae, Marshall Sykes, Glen Young, Ben Muncaster, Dylan Richardson, Magnus Bradbury (CAPT)

Replacements: Jerry Blyth-Lafferty, James Whitcombe, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, Callum Hunter-Hill, Connor Boyle, Charlie Shiel, Cammy Scott, Piers O’Conor

Scarlets: Jac Davies, Tom Rogers, Macs Page, Joe Roberts, Tomi Lewis, Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, Archie Hughes; Kemsley Mathias, Marnus van der Merwe, Henry Thomas, Jake Ball, Sam Lousi, Max Douglas, Josh Macleod (CAPT), Fletcher Anderson

Replacements: Harry Thomas, Alec Hepburn, Harri O’Connor, Jac Price, Jarrod Taylor, Dane Blacker, Ioan Jones, Gabe McDonald