Edinburgh 27 Newport-Gwent Dragons 15: match report
Read a full match report of the Magners League clash between Edinburgh and Newport-Gwent Dragons at Murrayfield on Friday April 22, 2011. 
Capital gains: Edinburgh’s Jim Thompson is tackled by Newport’s Jon Evans and Andrew Coombs Photo: PA
Edinburgh continued their end of season flourish and extended their winning run to three matches when they saw off a lacklustre Dragons side in Friday night’s Magners League match at Murrayfield.
Tries by Greig Laidlaw, Tim Visser and Chris Paterson, who also weighed in with a 12-point kicking haul, saw off a Dragons side who responded with tries from Aled Brew and Adam Hughes – plus five points from the boot of Jason Tovey.
The hosts made the perfect start and from the kick off earned a penalty which Paterson stroked over.
Edinburgh dominated the next 29 minutes but failed to add to their points tally. The closest they came was when Visser – the league’s top scorer – broke from halfway and swatted off one tackler then chipped ahead, only to be beaten by Jonathan Evans in the race for the line.
But although the Scots ran the ball at every opportunity and played some attractive handling rugby, they failed to penetrate a Dragons defence that coped comfortably with the relentless pressure.
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