Ben Healy has made his first major statement as an Edinburgh player, showing off the clutch gene we have seen at Munster, and downing Connacht with a last play drop-goal in the URC this evening.
It was a thrilling second-half with five tries, and as Edinburgh threatened to pull away, Connacht kept coming back for more.
It appeared as though they would escape Scotland with a draw and maintain their unbeaten start to the season, after the magnificent Cian Prendergast drove over from close range to in the 75th minute.
But Healy showed an ice-cool temperament for his new side as he slotted over with Connacht desperately trying for a charge down.
The win moves Edinburgh into seventh and Connacht into fourth.
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Ben Healy Leads Edinburgh To Epic Win Over Connacht
Game on the line, Ben Healy steps up 💪
Cool, calm and collected to get @EdinburghRugby the victory 🙌#BKTURC #URC | #EDIvCON pic.twitter.com/YcCHl27QBi
— BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) November 11, 2023
75 nóim #EDIvCON@EdinburghRugby - 22@connachtrugby - 22
Na foirne cothrom anois le Cian Prendergast ag aimsiú an úd agus JJ Hanrahan ag slánú
Sides are now level as Cian Prendergast gets the try and JJ Hanrahan converts@IrishRugby @URCOfficial#BKTURC #Rugby pic.twitter.com/i0cRp0ScnJ
— Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) November 11, 2023
"It was a bit of a nail-biter towards the end, eh?," said Edinburgh scrum-half and Player of the Match, Ben Vellacott.
"We want to be an 80 minute team and I think we showed that today. We train for those moments at the end, because we know against a team like Connacht it's going to come down to the wire.
"It gives us confidence. Ali Price's arrival makes the club better. We want to be competitive in all positions - it'll be awesome."
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