After losing their four previous league matches, Edinburgh duly returned to winning ways, and earned a bonus point to boot, against bottom-of-the-table Zebre.
But, if the victory was expected, the manner in which it was achieved was anything but predictable, as the Italians came close to ending their own, far longer losing run before eventually conceding the losing score in the last minute.
With two rounds of Champions Cup games coming up, Edinburgh coach Mike Blair had selected a much-changed team for this game, opting to rest four senior internationals. And, with a dozen players on the injury list, this was a fairly inexperienced side.
