Overview

• Bristol beat Exeter 18-14 at Ashton Gate despite a 20-minute red card to Tom Jordan for a high tackle on Ross Vintcent and failed HIAs to Josh Carrington and Jack Bates.
• Sam Worsley landed an 80th-minute penalty to clinch the result after earlier converting Gabriel Oghre’s maul try, with Viliame (Bill) Mata scoring the first; Exeter replied through Ben Hammersley and Henry Slade.
• A late on-field try award and a sin-bin for Bristol captain Fitz Harding were both overturned following TMO identification of a line-out offence, a sequence that proved pivotal.
• Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter criticised his side’s second-half display, lamenting repeated penalties that surrendered field position.
• In the URC, Glasgow routed Dragons 49-0 with seven tries, including Gregor Brown’s first for the club, and Ospreys shut out Zebre 24-0, while Bath overpowered Gloucester 38-17 with Finn Russell directing the champions.