Blues bow out on low note
Edinburgh scored five second-half tries to secure second place in the Magners League as Cardiff said farewell to the Arms Park.
Last Updated: 17/05/09 7:18pm
Edinburgh scored five second-half tries to secure second place in the Magners League as Cardiff said farewell to the Arms Park.
The Blues will be moving to Cardiff City Stadium next season but they were unable to give their fans a winning send-off as the Scots ran amok after the turnaround, Nick de Luca scoring twice.
Cardiff led 15-3 at the break and the departing brothers Jamie and Nicky Robinson combined to set up the opening score in the fourth minute, centre Jamie picking up a loose pass on the Scots' 22 to send Nicky in under the posts.
Ben Blair converted and although Chris Paterson replied with a 15th-minute penalty, Cardiff scored again with a beautifully constructed try on the half-hour.
Winger Chris Czekaj, back in the Wales squad two years after an horrific injury in Australia, ran a superb angle to take Nicky Robinson's short pass, brush off a weak tackle and cross the line.
But it was all change after half-time as the visitors were awarded a penalty try when Jamie Robinson instinctively stuck out a hand when retreating from an offside position.
And with the player sin-binned, centre Ben Cairns sped in for a second try to put the Scots ahead for the first time, before de Luca crossed with Robinson still off the park for a third try in nine minutes.
But his return to the action made little difference as fly-half Phil Godman touched down on the hour, before de Luca grabbed the fifth with an interception.
Paterson added four conversions to his first-half penalty as Edinburgh celebrated their fourth victory in five trips to the famous ground.
