EXET
No.Name
15Lachie Turner, FB
14Jack Nowell, W
13Henry Slade, C
12Ian Whitten, C
11Olly Woodburn, W
T
2
10Gareth Steenson, FH
3
9Nic White, SH
1Carl Rimmer, P
2Elvis Taione, H
3Harry Williams, P
4Mitch Lees, L
5Sam Skinner, L
6Dave Dennis, FL
T
7Don Armand, FL
T
8Sam Simmonds, N8
Replacements
16Shaun Malton, R
T
17Ben Moon, R
18Tomas Francis, R
19Toby Salmon, R
20Julian Salvi, R
21Stu Townsend, R
22Tom Hendrickson, R
23Max Bodilly, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Sandy Park
3:00 PM, September 24, 2017

Match Commentary

81'+131-17 End of second half
80'One last scrum for players to get through before Steenson gets possession and boots the ball out to bring an end to a dominant win for Exeter. This was nothing like the Premiership final, the hosts in control almost from the first whistle.
80'Rob Baxter shakes hands with those around him and has a big smile on his face as he heads to the Chiefs changing room. Job done.
79'Penalty to Wasps, and the visitors have one last chance to launch an attack.
78'Henry Slade departs to a standing ovation and as the game's man of the match.
78'Substitute on - Max Bodilly , Exeter Chiefs
78'Player substituted - Henry Slade , Exeter Chiefs
78'Player substituted - Ian Whitten , Exeter Chiefs
78'Substitute on - Tom Hendrickson , Exeter Chiefs
77'Wasps lose the ball and suddenly Woodburn has a chance to complete his hat trick. He is bundled into touch but is able to flick the ball back inside.
76'Armand takes Chiefs into the Wasps 22 but the hosts lose the ball forward to give the visitors a scrum.
74'Will Rowlands breaks the Exeter line but Wasps are still deep inside their own half.
73'Moore has belatedly been forced to admit defeat in his battle against that knock to his knee.
73'Substitute on - Carl Rimmer , Exeter Chiefs
73'Player substituted - Ben Moon , Exeter Chiefs
73'Substitute on - Jake Cooper-Woolley , Wasps
73'Player substituted - Marty Moore , Wasps
71'Wasps build possession up to the Chiefs 22 as they chase a bonus point. But Gopperth drops the ball as their attack loses momentum.
69'Substitute on - Craig Hampson , Wasps
69'Player substituted - Joe Simpson , Wasps
68'Young helps Wasps win a turnover, but they give the ball back to Exeter almost immediately.
66'Wasps are doing their best to sap the momentum out of the Chiefs attack.

Steenson eventually puts boot to ball and pins the visitors in.
65'Incredibly, the prop is back on his feet and testing out the knee with a view to carrying on. His first task will be a defensive scrum.
65'It looks like his afternoon might be over, his knee buckling under him as he attempted to clear out a ruck.
65'Another break in play as Marty Moore receives treatment.
65'Substitute on - Toby Salmon , Exeter Chiefs
65'Player substituted - Dave Dennis , Exeter Chiefs
64'31-17 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
63'TRY! Lovely move from Wasps as Elliot Daly, Hughes and Simpson combine to set Bassett free to score. Comeback on?
63'31-15 Try - Josh Bassett , Wasps
61'31-10 Conversion - Gareth Steenson , Exeter Chiefs
61'Player substituted - Rob Miller , Wasps
61'Substitute on - Marcus Watson , Wasps
61'Substitute on - Brendan Macken , Wasps
61'Player substituted - Juan de Jongh , Wasps
60'TRY! Shaun Malton dives over the line following a period of play that sees Exeter camped on the Wasps line.
60'29-10 Try - Shaun Malton , Exeter Chiefs
58'Wasps snaffle the ball through Thomas Young but Doyle penalises the flanker for it.
58'Wasps penalised at the scrum and elect to go back to the set piece.
57'Penalty to Wasps as they are caught offside trying to keep Chiefs at bay. We'll do it all again.
56'Following a smart break from Slade Exeter knock on the Wasps line for the best part of two minutes. They are held up inches short.
56'Substitute on - Jack Willis , Wasps
56'Player substituted - Tom Cruse , Wasps
55'Exeter have an attacking lineout deep inside the Wasps 22.
55'Substitute on - Marty Moore , Wasps
55'Player substituted - Jake Cooper-Woolley , Wasps
52'Johnson loses the ball but Woodburn is unable to gather the loose ball. Scrum Exeter.
51'Worrying pause in play for Wasps as Matt Symons receives treatment. He's up and able to walk off the pitch, however.
51'Substitute on - Thomas Young , Wasps
51'Player substituted - James Haskell , Wasps
51'Player substituted - Matt Symons , Wasps
51'Substitute on - Will Rowlands , Wasps
50'Substitute on - Stu Townsend , Exeter Chiefs
50'Player substituted - Nic White , Exeter Chiefs
50'Player substituted - Harry Williams , Exeter Chiefs
50'Substitute on - Tomas Francis , Exeter Chiefs
50'Substitute on - Shaun Malton , Exeter Chiefs
50'Player substituted - Elvis Taione , Exeter Chiefs
50'Player substituted - Carl Rimmer , Exeter Chiefs
50'Substitute on - Ben Moon , Exeter Chiefs
48'Hughes picks up from the scrum and attempts to get Wasps moving forward. But the visitors find it difficult to breach the Chiefs defence and Christian Wade is eventually hauled into touch as momentum is lost.
45'Simpson penalised to a tussle with Nic White at a scrum and the pressure is alleviated for Chiefs.
44'Juan de Jongh races into the Chiefs 22 following a Tom Cruse strip, but his pass to Josh Bassett goes forward and out of play.
42'Wasps begin the second hald with intent, and on the front foot.
41'We're back underway at Sandy Park. Can Wasps find a way back into the match?
41'Substitute on - Joe Launchbury , Wasps
41'Player substituted - Will Rowlands , Wasps
41'24-10 End of first half
40'Exeter might not be done yet. Nowell makes a break up the right wing and is involved again as the Chiefs threaten the try line.

Wasps hold firm though, and Simpson boots the ball out to bring an end to the first half.
40'24-10 Start of second half
40'Player substituted - Joe Launchbury , Wasps
40'Substitute on - Will Rowlands , Wasps
39'24-10 Conversion - Gareth Steenson , Exeter Chiefs
38'TRY! Bonus point in the bag for Exeter, as Slade makes a break before finding Woodburn who scores his second try of the game.
38'22-10 Try - Olly Woodburn , Exeter Chiefs
36'Steenson is having a rare off day from the tee as he lets another one go.
35'Penalty to Chiefs with Wasps offside and Steenson opts for the kick at goal.

Meanwhile, Simmonds has taken his place on the Exeter bench.
33'An outrageous chase and take from Woodburn and Chiefs are knocking on the Wasps 22.
32'Some excellent hands down the left wing puts Chiefs into the Wasps half but Steenson loses possession as he looks to offload.
28'Player substituted - Matt Mullan , Wasps
28'Substitute on - Simon McIntyre , Wasps
27'17-10 Conversion - Gareth Steenson , Exeter Chiefs
26'TRY! Slade takes a pop pass from Steenson and takes Exeter into the Wasps 22. The Chiefs spread the play wide and Don Armand finishes brilliantly to hold off Rob Miller and finish in the corner.
26'15-10 Try - Don Armand , Exeter Chiefs
25'Joe Simpson's clearance kick is charged down to put Wasps under pressure. Haskell regathers possession and Gopperth eventually clears.
24'Simmonds receives a standing ovation as he is stretchered off while receiving oxygen. Hopefully the No. 8 will have a speedy recovery.
24'Simmonds has gone too low as he tried to tackle Hughes and got his head in the wrong position.
24'Player substituted - Sam Simmonds , Exeter Chiefs
24'Substitute on - Julian Salvi , Exeter Chiefs
23'Doyle blows his whistle and this looks like it could be a serious injury to Simmonds. Nathan Hughes looks concerned, and keeps his rival's head straight before the medical team can get on.
22'Johnson knocks on as Wasps look to build some possession in the Chiefs half.
20'TRY! Chiefs make the most of it as Dave Dennis waltzes through the Wasps defence to score.
20'10-10 Try - Dave Dennis , Exeter Chiefs
19'Gopperth misjudges a clearance kick, booting the ball out on the full to hand Exeter an attacking platform.
18'5-10 Penalty goal - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
17'Penalty to Wasps as Elvis Taione tackles Christian Wade without the ball. Gopperth will go for the posts.
16'Handbags following a collapsed scrum. Penalty to Wasps, which Jimmy Gopperth hammers towards the corner.
15'Jack Nowell knocks on as the Chiefs attempt to build an attack.
13'5-7 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
12'TRY! From absolutely nowhere, Ashley Johnson scoops up the loose ball following a scrappy lineout to scamper away to score.
12'5-5 Try - Ashley Johnson , Wasps
9'TRY! Chiefs set the rolling maul before spreading the play wide where Olly Woodburn takes advantage of acres of space to score.
9'5-0 Try - Olly Woodburn , Exeter Chiefs
8'Another penalty for the Chiefs as Wasps defend the drive, and Steenson again goes to the corner.
7'A second successive scrum collapses and Doyle awards Exeter the penalty. Steenson boots it to the corner.
5'Following 31 phases Harry Williams thinks he's over the try line but Doyle rules he was just short. Excellent defence from Wasps.
4'Exeter are up to the five metre line as Sam Simmonds and Henry Slade look to break the Wasps defence.
2'Chiefs have started the match on the front foot and build possession into the Wasps half.
1'JP Doyle blows his whistle and Gareth Steenson gets us underway.
1'Hello and welcome to live coverage of Exeter's clash with Wasps at Sandy Park. The visitors will be keen to avenge their Aviva Premiership final loss.
1'0-0 Start of first half