Cardiff failed to make it four wins in a row as they were beaten by Edinburgh at the Arms Park in their final United Rugby Championship fixture before the autumn internationals.
The Arms Park side were looking for their fifth win out of seven in this opening block of URC fixtures and had led at the break due to a strong performance by their forward pack, with Thomas Young leading the charge on an afternoon when both sides were without a host of internationals.
However, they failed to build upon their half-time lead in a scoreless second-half, with Edinburgh starving Dai Young's side of possession and territory for much of the second-half.