Brendan Laney put in another good display

It was pouched by Iestyn Harris - only for Paterson to pin him down and Simon Taylor to claim the ball and send centre Kevin Utterson over.

The conversion was from a tricky angle, however Duncan Hodge made it look simple.

Derrick Lee snatched the second score three minutes later in the wake of a mazy dash by Marcus di Rollo and this time Hodge was left with the easiest possible kick from straight in front of the posts.

Edinburgh kept up the momentum and stretched their advantage with a penalty from Hodge in the 39th minute - but there was still time for the visitors to break their duck as Harris replied in identical fashion.

Craig Smith has too much power for his opponent

Any prospect of a fightback was snuffed out when former All Blacks skipper Todd Blackadder plunged over. Hodge landed the extra points from a wide angle.

He then added a penalty before Cardiff at last breached the Edinburgh defence, with substitute Nick Robinson scything through and Harris converting.

Another replacement, David Officer, had the last word with Edinburgh's fourth touchdown.