Sean Everitt praised his Edinburgh side for a clinical second half showing as they delivered a second successive bonus point win over Cardiff on Saturday night. 

Four second half tries helped the hosts to maximum points and Everitt, whose side trailed at half-time, admitted to frustration in the opening 40 minutes.  

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He said: “It was a frustrating first half - we probably left half a dozen opportunities out there.  

“But I was just very happy in the way we played in the first half to create those opportunities. 

“There was more flow in our attack and we got the ball into our wingers’ hands in space for a change. So hats off to the inside backs for that.” 

While they were not able to convert pressure into points in the first half, Edinburgh looked sharp with ball in hand.  

Ewan Ashman's late try sealed the bonus pointEwan Ashman's late try sealed the bonus point (Image: SNS)
 Everitt praised Man of the Match Ali Price, and his half-back colleague Ross Thompson, for his efforts in providing the three-quarters with quick ball to play with.  

“I thought Ali Price was outstanding in clearing the breakdown, and Ross Thompson distributed well, which gave them the space on the edges,” he said.  

The match threatened to boil over on a number of occasions, but particularly just before half-time when a fracas ended with Cardiff captain Callum Sheedy appearing to allege an eye-gouge against one of Everitt’s players.  

The Edinburgh head coach addressed the incident post-match.  

“We didn’t hear anything like that,” he said.  

“There were a lot of incidents in that game. There was a lot of friction on the field. The players were at each other, and I think it was the frustration of not being able to get over the line.  

“At the same time, Cardiff defended really well and put their bodies on the line and made life difficult for us. But it was just a matter of time before the dam broke, and it did at the end, fortunately, and we got a bonus point.” 

Pierre Schoeman crashes over for his tryPierre Schoeman crashes over for his try (Image: SNS) Taking maximum points from the last two games has been the perfect response from Everitt’s side to the 55-21 hammering by the Lions in round three.  

And the Edinburgh boss knows there is another tough challenge in store next week before the league takes a break for the Autumn Nations Series. 

He said: “We've got a difficult task going to Bridgend to play Ospreys next week. They will be hurting after their defeat [36-12 to Ulster] on Friday night, I know they rested some players and will have the cavalry coming back next week.  

“It will be a good challenge for us and the way Cardiff came at us will be a learning curve going into next week.”