Benetton 21 - 18 Edinburgh

Full time

22 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 13

Stadio Comunale di Monigo

Benetton Rugby triumphed over Edinburgh Rugby with a score of 21-18 in a closely contested match at Stadio Comunale di Monigo. Jacob Umaga opened the scoring for Benetton with an early penalty before Ross McCann responded for Edinburgh with a try, converted by Ross Thompson. A yellow card for Ben Muncaster put Edinburgh on the back foot, allowing Ignacio Mendy to score for Benetton just before halftime. In the second half, Ewan Ashman crossed for Edinburgh, narrowing the gap but then Paolo Odogwu's try extended Benetton's lead. Edinburgh faced further challenges when Mosese Tuipulotu received a red card with just 5 minutes to go. Although Alessandro Izekor secured a late try for Benetton, Edinburgh fought hard but fell short in the final moments. The match showcased strong performances from both sides, with Benetton's resilience ultimately sealing their victory.

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Weather

Temperature: 12.5°C (Feels like 10.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 9.8 km/h, gusting to 19.2 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 94%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

3 - 0
17'

Try

Ross McCann · Edinburgh

3 - 5
18'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

3 - 7
20'

Yellow Card

Ben Muncaster · Edinburgh
29'

Penalty

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

3 - 10
30'

Yellow Card Complete

Ben Muncaster · Edinburgh
36'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

6 - 10
38'

Try

Ignacio Mendy · Benetton

11 - 10
40'

Substitution

D'Arcy Rae on for Paul Hill · Edinburgh
40'

Substitution

Glen Young on for Ben Muncaster · Edinburgh
Halftime 11 - 10
Second Half
43'

Penalty

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

11 - 13
44'

Substitution

Giosue Zilocchi on for Simone Ferrari · Benetton
44'

Substitution

Federico Ruzza on for Scott Scrafton · Benetton
48'

Try

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh

11 - 18
50'

Substitution

Patrick Harrison on for Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh
50'

Substitution

Tomas Albornoz on for Rhyno Smith · Benetton
55'

Substitution

Michele Lamaro on for Toa Halafihi · Benetton
55'

Substitution

Riccardo Favretto on for Eli Snyman · Benetton
55'

Substitution

Mirco Spagnolo on for Thomas Gallo · Benetton
62'

Try

Paolo Odogwu · Benetton

16 - 18
64'

Substitution

Ali Price on for Ben Vellacott · Edinburgh
64'

Substitution

Freddy Douglas on for Hamish Watson · Edinburgh
65'

Substitution

Alessandro Garbisi on for Andy Uren · Benetton
66'

Substitution

Agustin Creevy on for Bautista Bernasconi · Benetton
75'

Red Card

Mosese Tuipulotu · Edinburgh
75'

Substitution

Robin Hislop on for Boan Venter · Edinburgh
78'

Try

Alessandro Izekor · Benetton

21 - 18
Fulltime 21 - 18

Player ratings

Benetton

15 Rhyno Smith 6.3
14 Ignacio Mendy 7.3
13 Tommaso Menoncello 6.6
12 Juan Ignacio Brex 6.7
11 Paolo Odogwu 8.3
10 Jacob Umaga 6.9
9 Andy Uren 6.1
1 Thomas Gallo 7.4
2 Bautista Bernasconi 7.6
3 Simone Ferrari 6.0
4 Scott Scrafton 6.5
5 Eli Snyman 6.6
6 Alessandro Izekor 8.2
7 Manuel Zuliani 6.8
8 Toa Halafihi 6.5
16 Agustin Creevy 6.6
17 Mirco Spagnolo 6.3
18 Giosue Zilocchi 5.7
19 Federico Ruzza 6.4
20 Riccardo Favretto 6.5
21 Michele Lamaro 6.3
22 Alessandro Garbisi 5.9
23 Tomas Albornoz 7.5

Edinburgh

15 Wes Goosen 7.2
14 Matt Currie 5.5
13 James Lang 6.2
12 Mosese Tuipulotu 3.9
11 Ross McCann 8.0
10 Ross Thompson 6.5
9 Ben Vellacott 6.9
1 Boan Venter 5.2
2 Ewan Ashman 8.2
3 Paul Hill 6.1
4 Marshall Sykes 6.0
5 Sam Skinner 5.9
6 Ben Muncaster 4.8
7 Hamish Watson 7.6
8 Magnus Bradbury 8.0
16 Patrick Harrison 6.3
17 Robin Hislop –
18 D'Arcy Rae 6.1
19 Glen Young 6.6
20 Freddy Douglas 5.6
21 Ali Price 5.8
22 Cameron Scott –
23 Jack Brown –