Walder carries Wasps to victory

Walder scored all of Wasps' points with a try and faultless kicking display to set up a pivotal showdown with Pool Two leaders Leinster at Twickenham on January 17.

Edinburgh had snatched a narrow 8-7 half-time lead with a slick try from Hugo Southwell and penalty from Phil Godman but Wasps sealed their third Heineken Cup victory of the campaign on the back of Walder's dead-eye boot.

Walder, who took the star man honours in Wasps' recent Guinness Premiership win over Newcastle, started at fly-half after Danny Cipriani spent the week fighting off a stomach bug and took just 12 minutes to stamp his mark on the game with the opening try.

Edinburgh centre Nick De Luca slipped at the crucial moment as he attempted to clear and after Wasps had built the pressure, Walder straightened between two forwards and fended off scrum-half Mike Blair to score.

From a lineout on halfway, Godman spun a perfectly weighted pass which allowed Ben Cairns to hit the gap outside Dominic Waldouck and then send Southwell over for the try.

Edinburgh took the lead just before the interval with a penalty from Godman but Walder struck back with two successful shots at goal early in the second half as Wasps began to pull clear.

Walder added a third penalty after referee George Clancy had played an extensive advantage to Wasps, which prompted furious Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson to march out of the stands and berate the fourth official.

Replacement David Blair reduced the arrears for Edinburgh but Walder applied the finishing touch with his fourth penalty of the afternoon.