- Bristol 14-24 Exeter
- Iosefa-Scott, Feyi-Waboso and Townsend score tries for visitors
Exeter moved top of the Premiership after beating West Country rivals Bristol 24-14 at Ashton Gate. The Chiefs outscored their hosts 4-2 on tries in front of a 24,200-strong crowd, claiming a bonus point through flanker Jacques Vermeulen’s late touchdown.
It was nip and tuck for much of the game, yet Exeter kept their composure when it really mattered, and most notably when in sight of Bristol’s line. The prop Josh Iosefa-Scott, wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and scrum-half Stu Townsend also claimed tries for Exeter, while Henry Slade kicked two conversions.
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