Pro 12 round-up:Munster were knocked off their perch at the top of the Rabodirect Pro 12 as they lost their 100 per cent record away to Edinburgh (29-14) while the Ospreys edged past Connacht (26-21) at the Liberty Stadium.

Nineteen points from the boot of captain Greig Laidlaw combined with tries from Matt Scott and Steve Lawrie proved sufficient to see off Munster, whose sole try came from replacement Danny Barnes, the rest of their points added by outhalf Ian Keatley.

The reigning league champions made a poor start, with two Laidlaw penalties in the opening five minutes giving the hosts an early cushion. Edinburgh clearly held the upper hand at the breakdown and, with Munster under the cosh, the penalty count rose steadily.

The visitors duly coughed up another within the range of Laidlaw on the quarter-hour mark, and the home captain dispatched it confidently to widen the gap. The hosts further hammered home their early dominance when they engineered the space to cross for the game’s first try.

The initial break was made by flanker David Denton, who blasted through a weak tackle, the recycled ball finding its way to Scott. A show of quick feet from the talented centre allowed him to break one tackle,before brushing aside a second to cruise over to celebrate his 21st birthday instyle, Laidlaw successfully adding the extras.

With a 16-point advantage, Edinburgh appeared to take their foot of the gas, allowing Munster to establish a foothold in the match. Keatley soon had his side on the scoreboard with an accurate penalty effort.

His drop-goal attempt moments later however proved less accurate, sliding wide of the upright.

Yet two further penalty conversions in the closing minutes of the half from Keatley ensured that Munster were still very much in contact at the break.

The home side emerged for the second period with a renewed sense of vigour, an early Laidlaw penalty once again extending their advantage. And their next try followed soon after, thanks to a delightful line break from winger Lee Jones.

Having unlocked the defence, Jones offloaded to the ubiquitous Laidlaw whose outside pass was gathered by hooker Lawrie, who cantered in to touchdown. Laidlaw was once again able to convert from close range.

Munster, having passed up numerous kickable penalties, were finally rewarded with a try, albeit unconverted, when replacement winger Barnes dotted down in the corner. It was left to Laidlaw to conclude the scoring in the closing minutes, his fifth successful penalty effort rounding off a surprise win for an ecstatic Edinburgh side.

The Ospreys soared to the top of the table after extending their unbeaten start to the season to five matches against Connacht. The home side were indebted to tries from Barry Davies and Hanno Dirksen as well as 16 points for outside-half Dan Biggar.

Connacht deserved their losing bonus point with number 10 Niall O’Connor securing it with the last kick of the game after skipper Gavin Duffy had gone over for two tries.

At Rodney Parade, Ulster suffered a blow to their progress as they finished without even a losing bonus point to take over the Irish Sea after a 22-9 defeat to the Dragons.

The game was effectively over by half-time as a try from Tom Riley and 14 points from the boot of Jason Tovey gave the Dragons a 19-6 lead, and Ulster could do nothing after the break to prevent a second successive loss after defeat by the Ospreys last weekend.

Ulster began well as they looked to put that defeat behind them and saw outhalf Paddy Jackson put over an early penalty. The Dragons, though, replied straight away when outside-half Tovey booted the first of four penalties before the break.

Ulster did not do themselves any favours when centre Nevin Spence, a key player in their midfield, was sin-binned for a high tackle. Within seconds, it led to the only try of the match when the Dragons worked their way to the Ulster 22, won a ruck and then saw scrum-half Wayne Evans feed Tovey who in turn passed for centre Riley to go through a gap left by Luke Marshall and Gilroy.

Tovey converted and, with two more penalties against one from Jackson before the break, the Welshmen were in the driving seat. Another penalty after the interval from Tovey, taking his tally to 17, sent the Welshmen to a 22-6 lead.

Jackson booted his third penalty of the night to draw Ulster back to within 13 points but it was a hard slog even to get within kicking range from then on in.