Ben Vellacott says Edinburgh’s failure to make the most of their opportunities was costly as they went down 24-12 to Glasgow Warriors at Hampden.
Dylan Richardson and Grant Gilchrist scored tries either side of half-time to keep Edinburgh in the game, but Glasgow always looked in control and ran in four tries to secure a 12-points advantage going into next week’s second leg of the 1872 Cup at Murrayfield.
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“It was played at a pretty feisty intensity,” Vellacott told BBC Scotland.
“Obviously, really disappointed. Fair play to Glasgow when they got into our 22, they executed and came away with points. Us on the other hand, we got in there and we didn’t execute.
“You get into a 22 like that, if you don’t come away with points, you’re going to get punished and that’s what happened.
“I can’t fault our fight in defence. That was absolutely awesome, but we’ve just given them too many opportunities to get into our half. And against a side like Glasgow, you can’t do that.
“You’ve got to limit the number of times they get in there. Otherwise, like they did, they come away with points and they come away with four tries. So, yeah, on to next week.”
