Duhan van der Merwe is up in lights as Edinburgh Rugby start to roll in URC

The visitors got the scoring underway early on with a penalty from Angus O’Brien but Edinburgh made their quality count for the first try from a slick lineout which allowed Ewan Ashman to make it 7-3.

Dragons re-established their lead afterwards, a lineout drive proved to be effective and they powered over through Dillon Lewis and O’Brien added the extras.

In a topsy-turvy encounter, Edinburgh were next to get their noses in front again just before the break, Tom Currie powering over after a massive carry.

Again, the scoreline flipped before the half-time break as Dragons got a one-point lead as Harrison Keddie finished a wonderful team move.

However, a Duhan van der Merwe double tilted the scales in Edinburgh’s favour, firstly he was able to finish off a move down the short side following a lineout drive nine minutes into the second period before he beat three defenders late on to cruise over the whitewash.

After the match, Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt said: "We wanted to do it for our fans back home. We wanted to show that we cared for the jersey and I think this team has grown quite a lot over the last three games that we've played. That's three wins on the spin, after what's been a tough season overall.

"There has been growth. We win next week and we double our wins in the season. It sounds weird and then we would have had the same number of wins as last year. But yes, we are on the up and the guys are enjoying it at the moment."

On Van der Merwe's try, Everitt continued: "He's trained well all week. You know, he's had that niggle and he's feeling a lot better about himself and you can see it because his character changes and he brought a lot of energy to the team. And this is what we need from him more often."

Everitt was also please with youngsters Finn Thomson and Hector Patterson. "I thought Finn had to make a lot of tackles," added the head coach. "Hector Patterson, another sharp game from him at night. Proud of those youngsters that are coming through. Finn, you know, it's in his second year at academy and I don't think he's made an error in the URC game that he's played. So he's certainly one for the future. Hector again was good tonight as he has been over the last two games."