Edinburgh 19 Cardiff Blues 12:EDINBURGH JOINED Cardiff at the top of Pool Two after ending the Blues' unbeaten record at Murrayfield last night. Tim Visser's first-half try and a 14-point kicking haul from Greig Laidlaw gives them a chance of a first quarter-final appearance in eight years.

Dan Parks kicked three penalties for the Blues, who earned a losing bonus point which could prove crucial when Leigh Halfpenny hit a 79th-minute penalty.

The Blues trailed 6-0 after 11 minutes following two Laidlaw penalties before Visser crashed over in the right corner. Laidlaw converted. After Parks responded with the Blues’ first points following an 18th-minute scrum penalty, Laidlaw missed a penalty before dropping a goal. Parks kicked a poor restart and Edinburgh advanced as Cardiff’s indiscipline was then punished by Laidlaw again as the hosts took a 16-point half-time lead.

Parks reduced the deficit after 59 minutes with a penalty before lock Bradley Davies almost crossed but he lost his footing. Cardiff won a penalty, though, and Parks slotted his third kick to leave the Blues 10 adrift with 10 minutes left. Halfpenny kicked the Blues’ fourth penalty to reduce the deficit to seven as the visitors settled for a losing bonus point.

EDINBURGH: Paterson, Jones, De Luca, King, Visser, Laidlaw, M Blair, Jacobsen, Ford, Cross, Gilchrist, Cox, Denton, Grant, Talei. Replacements: Scott for King (73 mins), T. Brown for Visser (74 mins), Traynor for Jacobsen (79 mins), Lawrie for Ford (73 mins), Gilding for Cross (64 mins), Lozada for Gilchrist (79 mins), Rennie for Talei (70 mins).

CARDIFF BLUES: Halfpenny, Evans, Laulala, Roberts, Czekaj, Parks, L. Williams, G. Jenkins, T Thomas, Filise, B. Davies, Tito, Paterson, Warburton, Rush. Replacements: Hewitt for Czekaj (40 mins), Molitika for Paterson (49 mins).

Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France).