Cipriani kicks 20 points in Wasps win

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Fly-half Cipriani arrived in the Scottish capital in arguably the worst form of his fledgling career, having been dropped by his country after error-strewn displays in the opening two November Tests.

But he kicked 20 points in Friday night's Pool Two clash in a near-flawless display with the boot to keep his side's quarter-final hopes alive.

Tom Rees scored a late try for the two-time European champions, who led 12-0 before falling 16-15 behind thanks to the boot of Chris Paterson and a touchdown from Mark Robertson.

Both sides had won one and lost one of their opening two pool matches, while Wasps had won only two of their Guinness Premiership matches this season.

A record Edinburgh crowd of 7,711 for a European or Magners League match turned up hoping for a repeat of the 32-31 thriller of three years ago, which the home side snatched thanks to a last-gasp Simon Webster try.

They were going to need to come from behind again after Phil Godman spoilt a bright start by allowing his kick to be charged down in the seventh minute. Edinburgh infringed at the breakdown and Cipriani flighted over a beautiful 40-yard penalty.

After a shaky start with the boot, the fly-half - dropped by England after error-strewn displays in the opening two November Tests - began to find his range.

Edinburgh were struggling to cope with Wasps' blitz defence, highlighted when they were forced right back into their own 22 despite having the ball. The penalty was inevitable, much to the fury of head coach Andy Robinson, and Cipriani made no mistake.

The number 10 was taking the game away from the hosts, two more pinpoint efforts bisecting the posts as the hosts lost their discipline under pressure.