• Chiefs set aside rancour to return to Premiership summit
The final Premiership match of the decade was fittingly fought by the two teams who have come to dominate it, some way ahead of the rest even if this time it was top against bottom with Saracens propping up the table after their salary cap punishment. The Chiefs, beaten in the last two Premiership finals by their wage-breaking rivals, were riddled with rancour but coldly detached like an assassin as they moved back to the top of the table.
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Written by Paul Rees at Sandy Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/29/exeter-saracens-premiership-match-report under the title “Exeter’s defensive masterclass secures victory in Saracens grudge match”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
