Edinburgh went top of the nascent United Rugby Championship table as a bonus-point victory at Zebre made it three wins from three for Sean Everitt's injury-hit side.
James Grayson kicked a penalty to put the visitors in front early on, but after winger Malelili Satala was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on, Italy scrum-half Alessandro Fusco put Zebre in front with the game's first try. Edinburgh recovered from that setback and retook the lead on the half-hour mark when centre Matt Currie crashed through a couple of Zebre defenders to dot down.
From that moment, Edinburgh never ceded control. With half-time approaching, Fusco was yellow carded, and from the subsequent attack young flanker Freddy Douglas scored at the back of an Edinburgh maul. The game followed a similar pattern after the break, with the Scottish outfit dominating both possession and territory. Magnus Bradbury powered over under the posts for Edinburgh's third try, and although Zebre's Giacomo Ferrari narrowed the deficit after Edinburgh's replacement hooker Harri Morris was yellow carded, the hosts never threatened to turn things around.
In the final minute, another powerful maul allowed Tom Currie to score Edinburgh's fourth try and secure maximum points.
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