Overview

• Exeter beat Newcastle 38-15 at Sandy Park to open their home campaign with a bonus-point win.
• Immanuel Feyi-Waboso scored three tries, taking his tally to five in two matches since returning from a hamstring injury.
• Joseph Dweba’s maul try secured the bonus point as Exeter surged to a 24-3 advantage before halftime, with Newcastle’s George McGuigan replying late in the half.
• Newcastle played their first match since director of rugby Steve Diamond’s exit and Alan Dickens’s promotion, yet they remain winless and bottom of the early table.
• Kwenzo Blose left with a leg injury on 67 minutes for Exeter, while Alex Hearle claimed a late consolation try for the visitors.