Exeter claimed their first Gallagher Premiership victory of the season on the ninth try as they edged out West Nation rivals Gloucester 22-15.
The Chiefs had not gained a Premiership recreation since Might, however they climbed off the basement above Newcastle after a predictably nervy encounter at Sandy Park.
Prop Josh Iosefa-Scott’s strive six minutes from time secured the factors following a robust Gloucester second-half fightback.
Exeter led on the break following touchdowns for hooker Dan Frost and centre Tamati Tua, with Henry Slade changing each scores, as Gloucester have been decreased to a solitary Santi Carreras penalty.
However tries in fast succession after the interval for fly-half Gareth Anscombe and alternative prop Jamal Ford-Robinson, one transformed by Carreras, put them forward.
Carreras, although, additionally missed a conversion and penalty, and Exeter closed the sport out through a Slade penalty and Iosefa-Scott’s strive.
Exeter, 18 factors and 4 locations beneath Gloucester earlier than kick-off, took a second-minute lead due to a present from their opponents.
Gloucester made a hash of a lineout inside their very own 22 by means of wayward throwing and poor execution, with Frost pouncing for the landing and Slade changing.
Slade then drifted a long-range penalty try extensive earlier than Gloucester opened their account when Carreras comfortably discovered the goal from 35 metres out.
However Exeter roared on by a capability crowd, continued to dominate territory and possession, posting a second strive after 18 minutes when Slade’s cross-kick was gathered by Tua to attain after Gloucester ran out of defenders.
Slade’s conversion took the Chiefs 11 factors clear, they usually have been wonderful worth following a commanding opening quarter that belied their league place.
Exeter Chiefs Jacques Vermeulen is tackled by Gloucester’s Ruan Ackermann and Seb Blake
England worldwide Slade supplied a working menace behind an Exeter pack that displayed a powerful work-rate led by captain and Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins, with Gloucester’s vaunted attacking recreation unable to maneuver out of first gear.
The guests had barely made an entry into Exeter’s 22, they usually may haven’t any complaints a couple of 14-3 interval deficit.
Gloucester acquired an surprising lifeline inside 5 minutes of the restart as try-scorer Tua turned villain when his cross was intercepted by Anscombe, who loved an unopposed 45-metre run to the road.
Carreras added the extras, and from nowhere Exeter discovered themselves underneath scoreboard strain for the primary time.
Exeter Chiefs Tamati Tua scores their second strive in opposition to Gloucester
Gloucester then misplaced wing Christian Wade, who didn’t rejoin the motion after present process a head harm evaluation, and a quickfire second blow adopted when lock Matias Alemanno suffered an arm harm.
However regardless of the disruption, Gloucester quickly regrouped they usually struck from a close-range lineout when Ford-Robinson was pushed over, though Carreras missed a straightforward conversion.
And that error was punished simply three minutes later as Slade kicked a penalty to place Exeter 17-15 forward early within the closing quarter.
Carreras then despatched a 25-metre penalty likelihood extensive that may have put Gloucester again in entrance, and the Chiefs may barely consider such a let-off as the sport entered its closing 10 minutes.
And Exeter struck from their subsequent assault, with the forwards exerting management near Gloucester’s line, and Iosefa-Scott claiming a clinching rating.
