Cardiff 32-24 Edinburgh

A Celtic League match marred by serious injuries to Cardiff's Ryan Powell and Edinburgh's Richard Metcalfe was settled in the Welshmen's favour by a hat-trick of tries from giant Kiwi wing Craig Hudson.

Scrum-half Powell and lock Metcalfe - tipped for a place in the Scotland line up to face Ireland on Saturday week - were both carried off with suspected broken legs.

In a first half dominated by the boot of the respective outside-halves - the hosts' Nicky Robinson and his opposite number Gordon Ross - Cardiff came up with two superb tries.

A long pass by centre Matt Allen enabled full-back Rhys Williams to send Hudson over for his fourth touchdown in five games.

Then Williams accelerated through a gap on the half-way line, raced around two defenders and handed on to rugby league returnee Anthony Sullivan, who trotted in to mark his reappearance in Cardiff colours.

The Scots capitalised on a defensive mix-up early in the second half to grab a try by Chris Paterson.

The full-back was hurt in scoring but was at least able to leave under his own steam.

Flanker Graham Dall darted over from a scrum, and Ross' conversion put Edinburgh into the lead.

But 6ft 6in Hudson battered his way through a succession of tacklers in a 60-yard dash to the corner - and the big man charged over again in the closing seconds to wrap matters up.

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Cardiff (20) 32 Tries: Hudson 3, Sullivan. Cons: N. Robinson 3. Pens: N. Robinson 2.

Edinburgh (9) 24 Tries: Paterson, G. Dall. Cons: Ross. Pens: Ross 3. Drop Goals: Ross.

Att: 5,000

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Cardiff: R Williams; C Hudson, M Allen, P Muller, A Sullivan; N Robinson, R Powell; S John, A Lewis, D Young (capt), C Quinnell, J Tait, D McShane, R Appleyard, S Sititi.
Replacements: G Powell, G Woods, A Jones, R Sowden-Taylor, P Jones, J Robinson, R Howley.

Edinburgh: C Paterson; C Murray, M Di Rollo, K Utterson, C Joiner; G Ross, G Burns; A Jacobsen, S Scott, C Smith, M Jolly, R Metcalfe, M Leslie, G Dall, S Taylor.
Replacements: P Robertson, G Whittingham, A Dall, A Davidson, I Fairley, C Howarth, D Lee.

Referee: Tony Spreadbury (RFU)