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Bath pull off ‘Great Escape’ after Exeter’s thrilling 26-point comeback

Bath pull off ‘Great Escape’ after Exeter’s thrilling 26-point comeback

Match details Scoring sequence: 5-0 Obano try, 7-0 Russell con, 12-0 Barbeary try, 14-0 Russell con, 19-0 Carreras try, 21-0 Russell con, 26-0 Lawrence try, 26-5 Dweba try, 26-7 Slade con, 16-12 Woodburn try, 26-14 Slade con, 26-19 Fisilau try, 26-24 Feyi-Waboso try, 26-26 Slade con, 31-26 Green try, 33-26 Russell con. Bath: S Carreras; H Arundell (L Hennessey 6, Arundell 17), O Lawrence, C Redpath, W Muir (L Hennessey 57); F Russell, B Spencer; B Obano (S Kirk 57), T Dunn (K Tuipulotu 57), V Sela (T du Toit 57), E Opoku-Gyamfi (Q Roux 48), R Molony, T Hill, G Pepper (S Underhill 57), A Barbeary (A Green 57). Replacement: T Carr-Smith. Exeter Chiefs: O Woodburn; I Feyi-Waboso, H Slade, W Rigg, C Ridl (D John 24); H Skinner, S Varney (C Chapman 48); S Sio (W Goodrick-Clarke 55), J Dweba (J Yeandle 55), B Tchumbadze (J Roots 55), D Jenkins, A Zambonin (R Tuima 67), T Hooper, E Roots (K James 63), G Fisilau. Replacement: W Haydon-Wood. 20-min red card: Ridl. Referee: Luke …

Greg Fisilau looks ready for Test rugby in Exeter’s sloppy win over Leicester

Greg Fisilau looks ready for Test rugby in Exeter’s sloppy win over Leicester

Round eight of the Gallagher Prem concludes at Sandy Park as the Exeter Chiefs welcome Leicester Tigers. Leicester secured the league double over Exeter last season, winning 17-14 in this fixture at Sandy Park in September 2024 before winning 28-15 at home at Welford Road back in January. Exeter secured a comeback victory last time out in the Prem, winning away at Saracens. In fact, they are unbeaten in all competitions in their last five matches. They begin the day in fourth, with the chance to go top of the tree with a bonus-point victory. They have though been dealt a major blow this week by the news that Australia centre Len Ikitau will miss three months due to a shoulder injury. Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter is disappointed to be losing a player for an extended period of time who has been in “outstanding form”. “The good news is that we can get him in for the operation pretty quickly, though unfortunately it does mean he will miss the block of games over …