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Exeter Chiefs vs Newcastle Red Bulls · Premiership Rugby

Premiership Rugby · 2026-27Full time
Exeter Chiefs
34–28
Newcastle Red Bulls

Timeline

  1. TryRoss Vintcent
    0'5–0
    Exeter Chiefs
  2. ConversionHenry Slade
    1'7–0
    Exeter Chiefs
  3. 4'7–5
    TryChristian Wade
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  4. 5'7–7
    ConversionZack Henry
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  5. TryRoss Vintcent
    10'12–7
    Exeter Chiefs
  6. 13'12–12
    TryMax Hicks
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  7. 14'12–14
    ConversionZack Henry
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  8. TryHenry Slade
    19'17–14
    Exeter Chiefs
  9. ConversionHenry Slade
    20'19–14
    Exeter Chiefs
  10. Yellow cardEthan Roots
    25'
    Exeter Chiefs
  11. 25'
    SubstitutionJake Dalziel on for Harrison Obatoyinbo
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  12. 34'19–19
    TryChristian Wade
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  13. 35'19–21
    ConversionZack Henry
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  14. Second half
  15. TrySam Harris
    44'24–21
    Exeter Chiefs
  16. ConversionHenry Slade
    45'26–21
    Exeter Chiefs
  17. 45'
    SubstitutionFranco Molina on for Oscar Usher
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  18. 47'
    SubstitutionAdam Brocklebank on for Pouri Rakete-Stones
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  19. 47'
    SubstitutionJames Harper on for Elliot Millar Mills
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  20. 48'26–26
    TryChristian Wade
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  21. 49'26–28
    ConversionZack Henry
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  22. 50'
    SubstitutionOllie Leatherbarrow on for Hoskins Sotutu
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  23. SubstitutionWill Goodrick-Clarke on for Ethan Burger
    50'
    Exeter Chiefs
  24. SubstitutionBatchuki Tchumbadze on for Josh Iosefa-Scott
    50'
    Exeter Chiefs
  25. SubstitutionWill Haydon-Wood on for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
    54'
    Exeter Chiefs
  26. 56'
    SubstitutionSamson Adejimi on for Zuriel Togiatama
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  27. 57'
    SubstitutionJames Elliott on for Simon Benitez Cruz
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  28. SubstitutionTom Hooper on for Harry Wilson
    57'
    Exeter Chiefs
  29. SubstitutionKane James on for Greg Fisilau
    58'
    Exeter Chiefs
  30. SubstitutionZack Wimbush on for Sam Harris
    58'
    Exeter Chiefs
  31. SubstitutionLouie Gulley on for Jack Yeandle
    60'
    Exeter Chiefs
  32. PenaltyHenry Slade
    63'29–28
    Exeter Chiefs
  33. 68'
    SubstitutionSam Graham on for Tom Christie
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  34. 75'
    Yellow cardAdam Brocklebank
    Newcastle Red Bulls
  35. TryBatchuki Tchumbadze
    75'34–28
    Exeter Chiefs
  36. Full time

Team stats

Exeter ChiefsNewcastle Red Bulls
49%Possession51%
48%Territory52%
5Tries4
118Carries152
433Metres carried296
5Clean breaks4
24Defenders beaten22
6Offloads13
150Passes161
183Tackles111
22Missed tackles24
81%Tackle success74%
3Turnovers won5
6Penalties conceded11
11/12Scrums won3/5
11/12Lineouts won9/10
16Kicks from hand20

Match report

Exeter Chiefs beat Newcastle Red Bulls 34-28 at Sandy Park, Exeter in round 3 of the Premiership Rugby on Sunday, 11 October 2026.

The win ends a run of two defeats for Exeter Chiefs. Newcastle Red Bulls have now lost three in a row. In the current table, Exeter Chiefs are 8th and Newcastle Red Bulls 9th.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

2
Exeter Chiefs wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Newcastle Red Bulls wins (0%)

Last 2 meetings, since March 2026

Biggest Exeter Chiefs win
38–14
27 Mar 2026

Last 2 meetings

  • 11 Oct 2026Exeter Chiefs34–28Newcastle Red Bulls
  • 27 Mar 2026Newcastle Red Bulls14–38Exeter Chiefs

Lineups

Avg. age
26.9
Avg. age
29.6

Exeter Chiefs

  1. 1Ethan Burger(26)
  2. 2Jack Yeandle(36)
  3. 3Josh Iosefa-Scott(30)
  4. 4Harry Wilson(29)
  5. 5Dafydd Jenkins(23)
  6. 6Ethan Roots(28)
  7. 7Ross Vintcent(24)
  8. 8Greg Fisilau(23)
  9. 9Stephen Varney(25)
  10. 10Harvey Skinner(28)
  11. 11Tom Wyatt(26)
  12. 12Will Butt(26)
  13. 13Henry Slade(33)
  14. 14Immanuel Feyi-Waboso(23)
  15. 15Sam Harris(23)
Replacements
  1. 16Louie Gulley(21)
  2. 17Will Goodrick-Clarke(30)
  3. 18Batchuki Tchumbadze(24)
  4. 19Tom Hooper(25)
  5. 20Kane James(21)
  6. 21Sam Wolstenholme(27)
  7. 22Will Haydon-Wood(25)
  8. 23Zack Wimbush(22)

Newcastle Red Bulls

  1. 1Pouri Rakete-Stones(29)
  2. 2Zuriel Togiatama(27)
  3. 3Elliot Millar Mills(34)
  4. 4Oscar Usher(22)
  5. 5Cameron Jordan(26)
  6. 6Max Hicks(27)
  7. 7Tom Christie(28)
  8. 8Hoskins Sotutu(28)
  9. 9Simon Benitez Cruz(36)
  10. 10Zack Henry(32)
  11. 11Werner Kok(33)
  12. 12Sammy Arnold(30)
  13. 13Alex Hearle(27)
  14. 14Christian Wade(35)
  15. 15Harrison Obatoyinbo
Replacements
  1. 16Samson Adejimi(24)
  2. 17Adam Brocklebank(31)
  3. 18James Harper(26)
  4. 19Franco Molina(29)
  5. 20Ollie Leatherbarrow(24)
  6. 21Sam Graham(29)
  7. 22James Elliott(28)
  8. 23Jake Dalziel(18)