Gloucester 34-31 Exeter
Home side edge 10-try thriller
Almost 12 months ago to the day Exeter shipped 79 points in front of the Shed, precipitating a major coaching reshuffle and a finger-wagging post-match lecture from their chair Tony Rowe. This eventful defeat was not remotely on the same scale but there could yet be a sizeable price to pay as the end-of-season playoffs loom larger.
The Chiefs have certainly chosen an awkward moment to suffer back-to-back league defeats, leaving them looking over their shoulders in fourth place with four regular season rounds remaining. On this occasion they could have no complaints whatsoever as a revitalised Gloucester grabbed only their third league win of the campaign with Max Llewellyn and Will Trenholm scoring two tries apiece.
Having led 26-12 at half-time, the home side had to survive a last-quarter fightback but deserved their breathless victory which lifts them up to eighth and boosts their prospects of Champions Cup rugby next season.
