Edinburgh suffer European Challenge Cup heartbreak

The defeat saw London Irish pip the Scots to a last-eight berth courtesy of a superior aggregate points haul in the two meetings between the two Pool Five teams.

Edinburgh led past the hour-mark, only for Gio Aplon's late try brace to turn the tables.

John Hardie and Will Helu claimed first-half tries for the Scots, with Sam Hidalgo-Clyne slotting two conversions and a penalty.

Jonathan Wisniewski posted two penalties and converted Arnaud Heguy's try to leave Edinburgh 17-13 ahead at the break.

Wisniewski and Hidalgo-Clyne slotted two penalties apiece in a tense third quarter, before Aplon's two-try burst changed the entire qualification complexion.