Overview
- Bath beat Exeter Chiefs 40-34 in an 11-try West Country derby at the Recreation Ground on Friday to secure the win.
- Bath led 26-10 at half-time before Exeter mounted a second-half comeback to lead 33-31 with two tries from Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.
- A deliberate knock-on by Exeter scrum-half Stephen Varney resulted in a yellow card and a penalty try that restored Bath’s lead and proved pivotal.
- Bath’s replacements, plus scores from Cam Redpath, Dan du Preez, Bernard van der Linde, Ted Hill and Finn Russell, were credited by coach Johann van Graan for changing the game.
- The victory gives Bath maximum points from their opening two Premiership matches while Exeter picked up two bonus points and received a positive assessment from director of rugby Rob Baxter.