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Joe Cokanasiga dotted down the first score after a neat pat-inside by Cameron Redpath for Bath| Exeter (20) 20 |
| Tries: Ewers, Slade Cons: J Simmonds 2 Pens: J Simmonds 2 |
| Bath (10) 15 |
| Tries: Cokanasiga, Annett Cons: Bailey Pens: Bailey |
Exeter Chiefs were made to sweat right until the final moments in recording a welcome Christmas Eve Premiership win over Bath at a blustery Sandy Park.
First-half tries from Dave Ewers and Henry Slade and Joe Simmonds' 10 points off the tee gave Chiefs the lead, after Joe Cokanasiga's early Bath score.
Bath stiffened up their set-piece after the break, and were rewarded when Niall Annett mauled overfor a try.
They kept the home side scoreless, but were unable to further breach the line.
This win takes Rob Baxter's side up to sixth, leapfrogging Northampton, while Bath stay second bottom after success for London Irish and Newcastle the previous evening.
More to follow.
Exeter: Hodge, Nowell, Slade, Kata, Woodburn, J. Simmonds, Maunder; Sio, Yeandle (c), Williams, Jenkins, Gray, Ewers, Tshiunza, S. Simmonds.
Replacements: Frost, Iosefa-Scott, Schickerling, Dunne, Grondona, Cairns, Hendrickson, Hogg.
Bath: Gallagher, Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Redpath, McConnochie, Bailey, Schreuder; Boyce, Dunn, Rae, 4 W. Spencer, Lee-Warner, Hill, Underhill, Bayliss.
Replacements: Annett, Morozov, Griffin, Attwood, Ellis, Spencer, Ojomoh, Reid.
Referee: Tom Foley
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