CELTIC LEAGUE Edinburgh (3) 17: Tries: Leonelli, Webster Cons: Paterson 2. Pens: Paterson. Dragons: (3) 15: Tries: Luscombe, Warlow. Tries: Warlow. Pens: Warlow. Att: 2,460

With time running out the Scots looked destined to pay dearly for firing blanks in attack.

But Leonelli and Webster snapped up late tries, with Chris Paterson's conversions completing the salvage act.

Tries from Hal Luscombe and Craig Warlow set the Dragons on their way but they had to settle for a bonus point.

After a generally scrappy and disjointed opening, Edinburgh scrum-half Mikey Blair sparked the first real opportunity with a blindside break to release Leonelli.

The exciting new recruit from Argentina shrugged off two challenges before ducking infield to feed Paterson, only for the wing to run out of support.

Paterson and Warlow exchanged penalties, before the Gunners wasted two golden try opportunities.

Leonelli burst away but could not deliver the scoring pass to Webster - on for the injured Rob Dewey- then Hugo Southwell made a complete hash of his attempt to send Paterson to the try-line.

It took until the 64th minute for a try to arrive and it was the visitors who struck.

Lock Luke Charteris inflicted the initial damage, before Gareth Wyatt sent bustling centre Hal Luscombe in at the corner flag.

But then Leonelli began and finished the move for his try, which also starred Southwell twice, and Paterson banged over the vital conversion.

Webster darted over for another try in the dying seconds, also goaled by Paterson.

The Dragons still battled to the end and Warlow's last-gasp score and conversion earned them a consolation bonus point.