Edinburgh edge Harlequins while May scores on his return

4:28 PM GMT

Edinburgh snuck past Harlequins 36-35 in a thrilling encounter at Murrayfield.

The Scottish side ran in five first-half tries to take a 31-14 lead at the break. A Harlequins fight back saw them go ahead before a Tom Brown effort in the 73rd minute clinched the win for Edinburgh.

Jonny May was among the try scorers for Gloucester as they ran out 30-8 winners over Benetton Treviso at Kingsholm. The winger made his first appearance since December after a long injury layoff.

Lewis Ludlow, Matt Scott and Callum Braley also crossed for the home side as they join La Rochelle at the top of pool 1.

Brive edged Worcester Warriors 24-25 at Sixways. Tries from Takudzwa Ngwenya, Said Hireche and Thomas Acquier clinched the win for the home side, while Ben Te'o and Andy Short crossed for Worcester.

Russian side Enisei-STM claimed a second British scalp in eight days, with a bonus-point 38-18 home win over Newport Gwent Dragons in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Enisei-STM last Saturday defeated Worcester Warriors 19-12, but this win takes them top of Pool Three at least until the next round in December.

Hooker Stanislav Selskii scored a brace of tries and there were also touchdowns for Iuri Kushnarev, Dmitrii Gerasimov and substitute Valery Mrozov at the Trud Stadium in Tomsk - more than 4,200 miles from Newport.

Newport, who trailed 17-12 at the break, scored two tries through backs Pat Howard and Sam Beard.

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Edinburgh edge Harlequins while May scores on his return