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Henry Slade contributed 12 points in Exeter's sixth Premiership win of the season| Exeter: (21) 29 |
| Tries: Vermeulen, Penalty try, Slade, Tuima Cons: Slade 2 Pen: Slade |
| Leicester: (0) 10 |
| Tries: Watson, Steward |
Exeter beat Leicester 29-10 to extend their impressive home record and move within four points of new leaders Bath.
The Chiefs were 14-0 up inside 10 minutes through Jacques Vermeulen's score and a penalty try before Henry Slade added a third on half-time.
A Slade penalty made it 24 unanswered points, but Anthony Watson and Freddie Steward crossed to cut the gap to 24-10 as Tigers exerted big pressure.
The hosts held out before Ruisi Tuima grabbed a last-gasp bonus-point try.
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Exeter: Wyatt, O'Loughlin, Slade, Devoto, Hammersley, Skinner, Cairns, Sio, Yeandle, Painter, Jenkins (capt), Pearson, Roots, Vermeulen, Fisilau.
Replacements: Frost, Abuladze, Iosefa-Scott, Tuima, Vintcent, Townsend, Hawkins, Wimbush.
Leicester: Steward, Watson, Kelly, Kata, Bassett, Pollard, Youngs, Whitcombe, Montoya (capt), Cole, Martin, Wells, Chessum, Ilione, Wiese.
Replacements: Theobold-Thomas, van Wyk, Heyes, Cracknell, Hatherell, Whiteley, Shillcock, Brown.
Sin-bin: Martin (10)
Referee: Tom Foley.
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