Overview
- Bristol Bears beat Exeter Chiefs 18-14 at Ashton Gate to hand the visitors their first loss of the Premiership season.
- Viliame Mata and Gabriel Oghre scored Bristol’s tries, while Henry Slade and Ben Hammersley replied for Exeter.
- Bristol fly-half Tom Jordan was shown a 20-minute red card for a high tackle on No 8 Ross Vintcent shortly before halftime.
- Exeter saw two second-half scores overturned by officials, chalking off efforts from Jack Yeandle and Harvey Skinner after TMO reviews.
- Replacement Sam Worsley landed a touchline conversion and the winning penalty, as Bristol also lost Josh Carrington and Jack Bates to failed head injury assessments.