Exeter Chiefs Women v Bristol Bears Women

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Exeter Chiefs Women

15 Sabrina Poulin
14 Katie Buchanan
13 Alexandra Tessier
12 Gabby Cantorna
11 Francesca Granzotto
10 Liv McGoverne
9 Flo Robinson (vc)
1 Hope Rogers
2 Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald
3 Amy Rule
4 Linda van der Velden
5 Abby Duguid
6 Dorothy Wall
7 Maisy Allen (vc)
8 Emily Robinson (c)

Replacements:

16 Emily Tuttosi
17 ⁠Demi Swann
18 DaLeaka Menin
19 ⁠Lola Whitley
20 ⁠Zoë Dare
21 ⁠Lucy Nye
22 Naomi Brennan
23 Maddie Flutey

Bristol Bears Women

15. Ella Lovibond
14. Reneeqa Bonner
13. Emma Orr
12. Savannah Picton-Powell
11. Millie David
10. Ruahei Demant
9. Keira Bevan
1. Hannah Botterman
2. Amy Dale
3. Elliann Clarke
4. Hollie Cunningham
5. Abbie Ward (c)
6. Christiana Balogun
7. Jenny Herring
8. Evie Gallagher.

System players

16. Heidi Pashei-Tarighoun
17. Simi Pam
18. Aisha Jah
19. Talia John
20. Gwennan Hopkins
21. Tilly Ryall
22. Lucie Skuse
23. Jasmine Joyce.

Although the table suggests a Chiefs win this will be tough I think. They have some quality players returning including the formidable Botterman We are without Claudia M.M and Maddie Feaunati. The weather does not sound to bad but expect a very slippery ball with lots of scrums and Botterman in her element. We need to win but am a bit worried Chiefs 35 Bristol 32

Chiefs 30 - 24 Bears

Chiefs 20 Bristol 15

Chiefs 19 Bears 17

We’ve got a strong pack with a very good front row on the bench too, so I’m hoping we can match them up front. Our backline looks a bit more piecemeal and hasn’t looked totally convincing this season, particularly without Claudia M-M. Ruahei Demant at 10 for the Bears may be a handful, but if we can be a little more tactically astute than we were at Sale last week, I think the combination of home advantage and Bristol’s lack of form should see us shade it.

Chiefs 29; Bears 26

Chiefs 37 Bristol 19

Chiefs 27 Bears 21

Chiefs 27 : Briz 24

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

Chiefs W 27 - 24 Bears W

An excellent win. the Chief's defence was immense with several critical turnovers in key areas of the pitch. The Chief's scrum was dominant and Botterman never really was prominent in the match - one break but some penalties in the loose. I think most of the scrum penalties were down to the other prop and power and timing generated in the push of the Chief's pack Sarah Bern was massively missed by Bristol. Flo Robinson had an excellent game as did the pack generally but Maisy Allen had a remarkable one . Several turnovers, two brilliant kicks, tackling, an excellent offload leading to a try and one of her own. The dominant player in the match.

It looks like Amy Rule and Abby Duguid have proved to be very astute signings. Rule dominated Botterman in the tight and Duguid’s carrying is excellent. Our backline looked far more cohesive this week and I really like the combination of Luv McGoverne, Gabby Cantorna and Alex Tessier. I thought Alex Tessier had an outstanding match with some fabulous breaks and great tackles. I also have to give a special shout to Maddie Flutey for that last-ditch, try-saving tackling in the closing minutes. I was a great fan of her father when he was at London Irish and hopefully she’s a chip of the old block.

A genuine whole team performance they should be proud of. 7 tries by 7 players; 3 in the forwards and 4 in the backs - including one each for 9 and 10. Oddly, neither of our wingers got on the score card. Dominant right across the field. 👏

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

A slow first 10 minutes, after which we really went up a gear, good in attack and excellent defence. A great all round performance on a very blustery afternoon. Very impressive across the board. And a decent crowd of over 1,700. An enjoyable afternoon.

Stand out performances across the team today, but Maisy was outstanding (again).
Bonus point by halftime and added some more.
Well played.

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Stand out performances across the team today, but Maisy was outstanding (again).
Bonus point by halftime and added some more.
Well played.

Couldn't agree more. To dominate the Bears team like that was brilliant

I missed the first 15 minutes but what I did see was probably the best rugby I can recall the women playing. After a performance like that it seems a bit unfair to pick out particular players but as has already been mentioned, Maisy had an incredible match and deserves to be considered again by England.

I see on the offy that Maddie Flutey returns to New Zealand to play in the Global Youth Sevens tournament - hopefully she'll be back in a Chiefs shirt later in the season.

Hi Ouch, Great minds - we agree about Maisy. Please can I have my 2 points - honestly I did think we would win - just not so emphatically

Ah! Apologies cc, I didn't spot the prediction at the bottom of your post.

I'll update the table when I have access to a computer later on.

Watched this on Youtube in Camborne - very nice work from the ladies, Brizz were dissapointing.