Edinburgh head coach Alan Solomons last night praised his players' collective effort after the 20-8 victory over Glasgow at BT Murrayfield that saw them lift the 1872 Cup for the first time in six years.
Two first-half tries by Tim Visser laid the foundations for the capital side's win, but while Solomons paid tribute to the Scotland winger he preferred to concentrate on the team as a whole.
"I think Tim is starting to get there," said Solomons of the try-scorer, who was sidelined by a serious leg injury for most of last season. "This will do a lot for his confidence. Scoring two tries in a big derby game will do a massive amount for him.
"But it was an incredible team performance. Glasgow are close to the top of the league and we had to win by more than 10 points to win the trophy - and we did it.
"At the start of the season we spoke about the importance of our team ethic and I think we have seen it in the last seven weeks. To achieve what we have done is incredible."
The result moved Edinburgh up two slots to seventh place in the Guinness PRO12 table - just one below where they need to be to secure a place in next season's top-tier European Champions Cup.
Solomons said: "We have a tough job ahead of us. Our aim is to try to make the top six and we have a massive game [against Connacht] next weekend. But to get this win was really important.
"The significance of this game should not be lost. Glasgow have set the pace and I think that over the last few months we have started to close the gap."
Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend, whose side would have returned to the top of the league had they won, admitted that Edinburgh had been the better side.
"They fully deserved their victory," said Townsend. "They took their chances in the first half and had the edge over us in a few key areas."
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