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Exeter Chiefs vs Gloucester Rugby · Premiership Rugby

Premiership Rugby · 2026-27Full time
Exeter Chiefs
24–45
Gloucester Rugby

Timeline

  1. Kick-off
  2. 4'0–5
    TryBen Loader
    Gloucester Rugby
  3. TryJosh Iosefa-Scott
    14'5–5
    Exeter Chiefs
  4. ConversionHenry Slade
    14'7–5
    Exeter Chiefs
  5. 18'7–10
    TrySeb Atkinson
    Gloucester Rugby
  6. 18'7–12
    ConversionCharlie Atkinson
    Gloucester Rugby
  7. 22'7–17
    TryBen Loader
    Gloucester Rugby
  8. 23'7–19
    ConversionCharlie Atkinson
    Gloucester Rugby
  9. TryEthan Roots
    37'12–19
    Exeter Chiefs
  10. 40'12–24
    TryDewi Lake
    Gloucester Rugby
  11. 42'12–26
    ConversionCharlie Atkinson
    Gloucester Rugby
  12. Half-time
  13. 45'12–31
    TryDewi Lake
    Gloucester Rugby
  14. 52'
    SubstitutionDian Bleuler on for Val Rapava-Ruskin
    Gloucester Rugby
  15. 52'
    SubstitutionCiaran Knight on for Afolabi Fasogbon
    Gloucester Rugby
  16. 52'
    SubstitutionLewis Ludlow on for Jean Kleyn
    Gloucester Rugby
  17. 55'
    SubstitutionDan Robson on for Caolan Englefield
    Gloucester Rugby
  18. 55'
    SubstitutionJack Innard on for Dewi Lake
    Gloucester Rugby
  19. SubstitutionWill Goodrick-Clarke on for Ethan Burger
    57'
    Exeter Chiefs
  20. SubstitutionLouie Gulley on for Jack Yeandle
    57'
    Exeter Chiefs
  21. SubstitutionJames Roots on for Josh Iosefa-Scott
    57'
    Exeter Chiefs
  22. 60'12–36
    TryWill Joseph
    Gloucester Rugby
  23. 60'12–38
    ConversionCharlie Atkinson
    Gloucester Rugby
  24. SubstitutionZack Wimbush on for Will Butt
    60'
    Exeter Chiefs
  25. TryStephen Varney
    61'17–38
    Exeter Chiefs
  26. ConversionHenry Slade
    62'19–38
    Exeter Chiefs
  27. 62'
    SubstitutionJack Clement on for Will Trenholm
    Gloucester Rugby
  28. SubstitutionWill Haydon-Wood on for Ben Hammersley
    63'
    Exeter Chiefs
  29. 70'
    Yellow cardFreddie Thomas
    Gloucester Rugby
  30. 73'
    SubstitutionJunior Denny on for Ben Redshaw
    Gloucester Rugby
  31. SubstitutionOscar Beckerleg on for Harry Wilson
    73'
    Exeter Chiefs
  32. SubstitutionFinn Worley-Brady on for Ethan Roots
    73'
    Exeter Chiefs
  33. TryLouie Gulley
    75'24–38
    Exeter Chiefs
  34. 78'
    SubstitutionGeorge Barton on for Will Joseph
    Gloucester Rugby
  35. 80'24–43
    TryJunior Denny
    Gloucester Rugby
  36. 81'24–45
    ConversionGeorge Barton
    Gloucester Rugby

Team stats

Exeter ChiefsGloucester Rugby
56%Possession44%
57%Territory43%
4Tries7
168Carries101
649Metres carried352
8Clean breaks6
28Defenders beaten17
6Offloads6
228Passes118
138Tackles242
17Missed tackles28
81%Tackle success86%
4Turnovers won5
8Penalties conceded7
5/6Scrums won4/4
9/10Lineouts won15/15
15Kicks from hand30

Match report

Gloucester Rugby claimed an emphatic 45-24 victory over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Saturday to open their Premiership Rugby campaign in commanding fashion. The visitors dominated the opening round encounter, building on their strong start to the season with a 21-point winning margin in Devon.

The result lifts Gloucester to second in the table with four points from their opening fixture, while Exeter sit fifth after suffering defeat on home soil. The head-to-head record between the sides now stands level at five wins apiece from their last ten meetings, though Gloucester have won three of the last four encounters across all competitions.

Written by AI from the official match data.

Head to head

5
Exeter Chiefs wins (50%)
0
Draws (0%)
5
Gloucester Rugby wins (50%)

Last 10 meetings, since April 2024

Biggest Exeter Chiefs win
48–14
14 Feb 2026
Biggest Gloucester Rugby win
79–17
27 Apr 2025

Last 5 meetings

  • 26 Sept 2026Exeter Chiefs24–45Gloucester Rugby
  • 26 Apr 2026Gloucester Rugby34–31Exeter Chiefs
  • 14 Feb 2026Exeter Chiefs48–14Gloucester Rugby
  • 25 Oct 2025Exeter Chiefs39–12Gloucester Rugby
  • 12 Sept 2025Gloucester Rugby29–15Exeter Chiefs

Lineups

Avg. age
27.2
Avg. age
25.9

Exeter Chiefs

  1. 1Ethan Burger(26)
  2. 2Jack Yeandle(36)
  3. 3Josh Iosefa-Scott(30)
  4. 4Dafydd Jenkins(23)
  5. 5Harry Wilson(29)
  6. 6Ethan Roots(28)
  7. 7Kane James(21)
  8. 8Greg Fisilau(23)
  9. 9Stephen Varney(25)
  10. 10Harvey Skinner(28)
  11. 11Ollie Woodburn(34)
  12. 12Will Butt(26)
  13. 13Henry Slade(33)
  14. 14Immanuel Feyi-Waboso(23)
  15. 15Ben Hammersley(23)
Replacements
  1. 16Louie Gulley(21)
  2. 17Will Goodrick-Clarke(30)
  3. 18James Roots(26)
  4. 19Oscar Beckerleg(21)
  5. 20Finn Worley-Brady(21)
  6. 21Jake Murray(23)
  7. 22Will Haydon-Wood(25)
  8. 23Zack Wimbush(22)

Gloucester Rugby

  1. 1Val Rapava-Ruskin(34)
  2. 2Dewi Lake(27)
  3. 3Afolabi Fasogbon(22)
  4. 4Jean Kleyn(33)
  5. 5Arthur Clark(24)
  6. 6Freddie Thomas(24)
  7. 7Jac Morgan(26)
  8. 8Will Trenholm(25)
  9. 9Caolan Englefield(26)
  10. 10Charlie Atkinson(25)
  11. 11Ben Loader(28)
  12. 12Seb Atkinson(24)
  13. 13Phil Cokanasiga(25)
  14. 14Will Joseph(24)
  15. 15Ben Redshaw(21)
Replacements
  1. 16Jack Innard(31)
  2. 17Dian Bleuler(27)
  3. 18Ciaran Knight(28)
  4. 19Jack Clement(25)
  5. 20Lewis Ludlow(32)
  6. 21Dan Robson(34)
  7. 22Junior Denny
  8. 23George Barton(25)