Exeter Chiefs vs Bristol Bears

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Exeter Chiefs

15 Stuart Hogg
14 Tom Wyatt
13 Henry Slade
12 Ian Whitten
11 Olly Woodburn
10 Joe Simmonds
9 Will Becconsall
8 Sam Simmonds
7 Jannes Kirsten
6 Dave Ewers
5 Daffyd Jenkins
4 Jack Dunne
3 Marcus Street
2 Dan Frost
1 Nika Abuladze

Replacements

16 Jack Yeandle
17 Alec Hepburn
18 Josh Iosefa-Scott
19 Aidon Davis
20 Chris Tshiunza
21 Stu Townsend
22 Harvey Skinner
23 Sean O’Brien

Bristol Bears

15. Charles Piutau
14. Siva Naulago
13. Joe Jenkins
12. James Williams
11. Gabriel Ibitoye
10. Callum Sheedy
9. Harry Randall
1. Yann Thomas
2. Will Capon
3. Max Lahiff
4. Joe Batley
5. Chris Vui
6. Steven Luatua (
7. Sam Jeffries
8. Fitz Harding

System players:

16. Fred Davies
17. Jake Woolmore
18. George Kloska
19. Charlie Rice
20. Dan Thomas
21. Andy Uren
22. Sam Bedlow
23. Ioan Lloyd

Match Officials

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe and Jonathan Healy.

TMO: David Rose.

Citing Officer: Budge Pountney

Weather Forecast as at 1200 Friday

Light rain and a gentle breeze from the south east
Temperature will feel like 8 degrees
Chance of Precipitation throughout the game

TV Coverage

Not on BT but available on PRTV

Match Oreview from Gallagher site

Exeter Chiefs have won just one of their last four Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches: 24-5 at home to Newcastle in Round 20. The Chiefs have not been defeated at Sandy Park in any competition since Saracens were the visitors in Round 7 of Premiership Rugby in October. Bristol Bears have lost their last two Gallagher Premiership Rugby fixtures since beating Harlequins 51- 26 at Ashton Gate in Round 20. The Bears only victory in their last four away trips in Premiership Rugby was 15-13 at Bath on 24 February. Exeter’s only defeat in their last four encounters with Bristol was 33-40 at Ashton Gate last May. The Bears have won on three of their last four visits to Sandy Park in all competitions.

1 - Liking the look of our back row!

2 - A cynic might conclude that all the talk of Jack N being fit and available was a bluff to cover the possibility of a one match ban for his tweet.

Chiefs 30 Bristol 15.

Surely we will win this one. Looks like is nearly sold out which would be fantastic. Chiefs 32 B 24

Bristol are missing a lot of key players probably including their first choice front row and centres.
Chiefs 45 Bears 22

Confident so Exeter 31 - 16 Brizzle

*concede 100 points in last two Prem games against Bath and Tigers*

"Confident."

Got to go for a win, although I feel as though anything could happen depending how many yellows or reds appear.
Chiefs 38 Bris 30

Hi Bathonian80.
We welcome people with real contributions, not those with the intention of merely "getting a rise".
Your recent posts indicate that you are not interested in anything other than "getting a rise".
Either contribute sensibly or you will be blocked.

Just bloke the thicko, since when was 36 and 62 over 100, something adrift upstairs i think.

Well I am "confident"!!

Chiefs 56 Bristol 21

Watch and learn!

Hoping to close out the season with a final home win and best wishes to those moving on. Can't make it myself, so hopefully The Rabble will raise their voice to compensate!
Chiefs 41; Briz 10

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.

Whitts interview quite telling in his quiet manner, he will try and pull out all the stops to perform I’m sure. Let’s give the boys retiring and leaving a rousing send off. They have all been great servants to out club. Time to write chapter 3 of the Chiefs story.

Chiefs 34 - 15 Bears

Hi PC. I do believe that Bathonian reincarnated in January from a previous Bath troll who has been blocked for the last couple of years. He/She is a master at baiting and I suggest the sooner blocked the better.

We don't need rubbish like that on our forum.

Ex 31 Bears 27

Chiefs 28 Bristol 17

well said currychief, anyway back to tomorrow big crowd, last game and i predict Ian to be player of the match . so glad hes in the team and thoroughly deserved after what he is giving to the club wish him well for the future and hope he scores a try or two. chiefs 42 Bristol 19.

Got to keep plugging away at a win here.
Chiefs 32 - 19 Bris 🐻

We are Exeter, We are Chiefs

Trying to balance my prediction against the thoughts of a rousing send off for those departing and the thoughts in back of players minds about not wanting to miss next week’s SF
Chiefs 35 Bears 32

Exe 38 Bristol 24

Chiefs 36. Bears 21

We need to start well so we quickly settle.. There will be a lot of emotion and we do not want a close game involving lots of pens and cards against us when we lose the plot again. The last game at home of the season so Chiefs 46 Bristol 20..

Chiefs 48- Bears 22

Having seen Saints demolish Falcons it's just the Cup for us now. Never-the-less we should have enough to beat Brizzle.
Mrs PC Ex 31 Brizzle 24
PC Ex 33 Brizzle 19.

It was on the cards when Sarries sent the reserves to Saints, They are controlling who they get.

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clalan
It was on the cards when Sarries sent the reserves to Saints, They are controlling who they get.

I trust your not having a dig at them Clalan!? If only we were in that position!

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Rowancroft73

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clalan
It was on the cards when Sarries sent the reserves to Saints, They are controlling who they get.

I trust your not having a dig at them Clalan!? If only we were in that position!

It is a luxury of qualifying for a home semi so early! It feels like it should be wrong ,and if I was an Irish fan I'd be miffed, but it's up to sarries to pick who they want. Be funny if it is saints and they beat them.

Back to Chiefs, it's strange that both us and Bristol were winning euro cups and sitting in the top two just a couple of years ago, now we are fighting for eighth! Think our home form should see us through tomorrow Chiefs 42 Bristol 17 mind you no score would surprise me this year!

It would be nice if the players who won the premiership cup could take it around the pitch at half time if they have not already done this

Chiefs 28 - Bristol 21

Chiefs 34 Bristol 31

Based on our home record and departing players wanting to go out on a high, Chiefs 35 Bears 20

Think it will be a high scoring game, very hard to call with no semis to play for for either team.

Chiefs 39 Bears 37

Chiefs 30 - 28 Bears

Everybody predicted a win but it was a lot closer than we all thought it would be!
67 Points: Mike the Shirt; Ouch that hurts;
65 Points: Scottish Chief;
62 Points: Dumnoniinomad; Bold Eagle;
61 Points: Andy15.1;
60 Points: ExTedd Chief; Cornwall Chief;
59 Points: Hankey;
56 Points: Lowerwatha;
55 Points: Chief Firewater; Rowancroft73;
54 Points: Osmium; Keithbar54; Plympton Chief; Not Manichean;
53 Points: Alain le Chief;
50 Points: Mrs PC;
48 Points: Stokecanon;
47 Points: Lapo; Cully Chief; Currychef;
44 Points: Big Chief Little Chief;
41 Points: Fisher; Ex58; Ljs399;
34 Points: Seaside Chief;
Next week the big one away against La Rochelle. Best of luck to the lads and the travelling support.