Summary

  • Cardiff up to third in URC after narrow win in downpour at Arms Park

  • Aled Davies scores Cardiff's only try after Callum Sheedy penalty

  • Robbie Henshaw returns from injury but Leinster's 11-game winning run ends.

  • Luke McGrath crosses moments after Jacob Beetham yellow card to claim bonus point that keeps visitors second.

  • Match report: Cardiff 8-7 Leinster

  • Edinburgh up to 11th with bonus-point over struggling Scarlets

  • Prop Boan Venter makes 100th appearance for Edinburgh and Mosese Tuipulotu back from nine-month injury

  • Joe Roberts and Sam Lousi cross early as visitors lead 14-7 at half-time.

  • Ben Vallacott scores twice either side of Marcus Bradbury as hosts comeback.

  • Roberts' second try gives Scarlets losing bonus before Harry Paterson scores winner.

  • Match report: Edinburgh 24-19 Scarlets

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Live Reporting

Fraser Watson

  1. Kick-off

    Edinburgh 7-14 Scarlets

    We are back under way at Hive Stadium.

  2. Cardiff 8-7 Leinster

    Mason Grady takes a high ball under huge pressure and then wins a penalty for good measure.

    The Arms Park faithful roared the moment and you could sense the relief around the stadium. To say it is a going to a tense final five minutes would be a ludicrous understatement...

  3. Cardiff defence tired

    Cardiff 8-7 Leinster

    Gwyn Jones
    Former Wales captain on S4C

    Cardiff look tired and the defence aren't as sharp as they were, and that's led to the try.

  4. Converted try: Cardiff 8-7 Leinster

    McGrath try, Tector con

    Game on!

    The replacements combine as Andrew Osborne breaks the line and slips a pass to Luke McGrath to go under the posts.

    From looking like they were running out of ideas, Leinster are back within a point and have both the momentum and numerical advantage.

    Luke McGrath scoresGetty Images

  5. Cardiff 8-0 Leinster

    Jamie Roberts
    Former Wales international on S4C

    That's unfortunate for Jacob Beetham, if he catches that ball it's game over.

    It'll be interesting to see how Cardiff react now they're down to 14 men.

  6. Sin-bin: Jacob Beetham

    Cardiff 8-0 Leinster

    How big could that moment be?

    Jacob Beetham goes for an interception in midfield but crucially, he only goes one-handed and knocks the ball on.

    After consulting his TMO, Mr Grove-White decides the Cardiff winger deliberately infringed and sends him to the sin-bin.

    A huge 10 minutes ahead...

  7. Half-time

    Edinburgh 7-14 Scarlets

    It's not been the highest quality affair you will ever see - maybe to be expected from the sides currently 13th and 15th in the table who are both missing key players - but it has been fairly entertaining.

    Scarlets bossed the opening exchanges and established a 14-point lead through tries from Joe Roberts and Sam Lousi.

    Ben Vellacott hit back for the home side but it's the visitors who lead by seven going into the break.

  8. Cardiff 8-0 Leinster

    The confirmed attendance tonight is 7,571.

    They all just roared too, as Cardiff win a defensive penalty and Callum Sheedy clears his lines.

    Time is running out for Leinster here.

  9. Cardiff 8-0 Leinster

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on Radio Wales Sport

    Any bouncing ball seems to be picked up by Cardiff.

  10. Cardiff 8-0 Leinster

    Cardiff are completely on top here.

    Leinster try the aerial route but the loose ball falls to Aled Davies, who then executes a brilliant kick to pin the away side back in their 22.

  11. Cardiff 8-0 Leinster

    Gwyn Jones
    Former Wales captain on S4C

    Cardiff have played the whole second-half in Leinster's half, they've dominated the territory. What a try in these conditions.

    Cardiff v LeinsterHuw Evans Picture Agency
  12. try

    Try! Edinburgh 7-14 Scarlets

    Ben Vellacott, Con Thompson

    Edinburgh strike back.

    It's a brilliant break from Wes Goosen to slice through the Scarlets defence. He keeps his composure to put Ben Vellacott away for the score.

    Ross Thompson adds the conversion and how Edinburgh needed that response.

  13. Cardiff 8-0 Leinster

    Jamie Roberts
    Former Wales international on S4C

    You won't get a much better try than that in these conditions.

  14. Try: Cardiff 8-0 Leinster

    Davies try

    What a score!

    Callum Sheedy fields a clearance kick and opts to dummy before linking with Mason Grady and the winger sears down the left, flicks a pass to Dan Thomas, who in-turn puts Aled Davies over the line!

    Callum Sheedy can't convert but suddenly, Cardiff have breathing space.

    Aled DaviesHuw Evans Picture Agency
  15. try

    Try! Edinburgh 0-14 Scarlets

    Sam Lousi, Con Leggatt-Jones

    Scarlets are in again!

    The Welsh side stretch the Edinburgh defence one way and then the other before lock Sam Lousi burrows his way over in the corner.

    The touchline conversion from Carwyn Leggatt-Jones is a beauty and Scarlets are in charge here.

  16. Cardiff 3-0 Leinster

    Oh dear. When Leinster finally do decide to use the wind, Jimmy O'Brien can only belt a long kick downfield and over the dead-ball line.

    The away side are really struggling to mount any sustained pressure here. Kudos to Cardiff mind, defensively they have been rock solid.

  17. Cardiff 3-0 Leinster

    Jamie Roberts
    Former Wales international on S4C

    I'd be shocked if Taine Basham isn't in a Wales kit by the end of his career.

    He works so hard, there's no doubt he'll play in a red jersey again.

  18. Cardiff 3-0 Leinster

    Elements behind them or not, Leinster are not currently attacking with much nous.

    One again tonight, they ship the ball wide but leave Josh Kenny with pretty much nowhere to go, and he's inevitably bundled into touch.

    Going sideways in this weather, with little effort to straighten up, hardly appears a fool-proof plan.

  19. try

    Converted try: Edinburgh 0-7 Scarlets

    Roberts try, Leggatt-Jones con

    Scarlets draw first blood through Joe Roberts and it's all too easy.

    The ball is shipped along the backline, Roberts throws a dummy and ghosts through untouched to run it in from the halfway line.

    Well taken from Roberts but really sloppy Edinburgh defence.

    Carwyn Leggatt-Jones bangs over the extras.

    Joe RobertsHuw Evans Picture Agency

  20. Stalemate

    Edinburgh 0-0 Scarlets

    A quarter of the way through the match and it's fair to say it's been far from a classic so far.

    Edinburgh managed to finally get some field position and were knocking at the Scarlets line, only for James Lang to get turned over in the shadow of the posts.

    There has been a huge number of dropped balls from both sides.