- Exeter 35-22 Gloucester
- Bonus-point win all but seals home play-off semi-final
The Premiership’s runaway leaders Exeter have effectively booked a home play-off semi-final but an injury to their Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg was a timely reminder nothing can yet be guaranteed. Nor was this a typically energetic and efficient Chiefs display, their five-try win masking a particularly lacklustre first-half effort.
The Premiership leaders partially made up for it after the interval, ending up with a bonus point which makes it all but impossible for them to finish outside the top two. For all the close‑range potency of Luke Cowan‑Dickie, Sam Simmonds and Jonny Hill, however, they will need to be far sharper if they plan to prosper in higher-profile games against quality opposition next month.
Written by Robert Kitson at Sandy Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/09/exeter-gloucester-premiership-match-report under the title “Exeter power past Gloucester but must wait on Stuart Hogg injury update”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
