Treviso 16-6 Ospreys: Italians too strong for struggling Welsh side
Last Updated: 22/09/17 10:09pm
Braam Steyn crossed inside two minutes as Benetton Treviso made it back-to-back PRO14 wins with a 16-6 victory over struggling Ospreys at Stadio Comunale di Monigo.
Flanker Steyn went over in the first attack of the game and that proved decisive in a low-scoring contest.
Ian McKinley made the conversion, although Wales No 10 Dan Biggar kicked a penalty at the other end soon after for his first points of the season after the Italians were penalised at the scrum.
Fly-half McKinley added two penalties of his own to keep the scoreboard ticking over for the home side, with Sam Davies - who replaced Biggar after he suffered a back injury - pulling three points back for the Welsh outfit on the half-hour mark.
Treviso were temporarily reduced to 14 men when Jayden Hayward was shown a yellow card, but Ospreys failed to make their advantage count despite a sustained spell of pressure and went in 13-6 down.
Wales veteran Alun Wyn Jones had a second-half try ruled out for offside for the visitors, before Marty Banks coolly made the win safe with a late penalty.
