MAGNERS LEAGUE Benetton Treviso 15 Aironi Rugby 10:TREVISO CAME out on top in Friday's first Magners League Italian derby, beating Aironi 15-10 in a tight game at Stadio di Monigo.
Aironi scrumhalf Tito Tebaldi scored the only try of the contest after 20 minutes, which he converted himself, before adding a penalty in the 47th minute.
But Treviso replied with four penalties from Tobias Botes and a drop-goal from Kristopher Burton to claim their fifth victory of their inaugural Magners League campaign.
Aironi secured a losing bonus point but remain adrift at the foot of the table.
BENETTON TREVISO: Williams, Sepe, Galon, Sgarbi, Nitoglia, Burton, Botes, Allori, Sbaraglini, Di Santo, A. Pavanello, van Zyl, Filippucci, Zanni, Derbyshire. Replacements: De Jager for Sepe (56), Rouyet for Allori (50), Cittadini for Di Santo (61), Vosawai for Derbyshire (50). Not Used: Vidal, Bernabo, Gori, Benvenuti.
AIRONI RUGBY: Laharrague, Toniolatti, Penney, Pizarro, Pratichetti, Marshall, Tebaldi, Aguero, Ongaro, Staibano, Bortolami, Geldenhuys, Sole, Favaro, Williams. Replacements: Buso for Toniolatti (67), Canavosio for Pizarro (72), Perugini for Aguero (61), Del Fava for Geldenhuys (71), Krause for Favaro (50). Not Used: Santamaria, Redolfini, Bocchino.
* The Ospreys'derby clash with the Scarlets which suffered a late postponement yesterday because of frozen pipes at the Liberty Stadium has been has been rescheduled for 4.10pm today. The match looked certain to go ahead thanks to the undersoil heating at the ground. But the match was called off because of health and safety issues, with frozen pipes in three of the four stands causing a lack of running water.
