Henry Slade scored the all-important penalty to seal a memorable Gallagher Premiership victory at Sandy Park over Gloucester; the victory means Exeter Chiefs proceed their glorious dwelling run towards their native rivals
Final Up to date: 19/11/23 7:13pm
Exeter Chiefs gamers have a good time after Henry Slade kicks the profitable penalty in the course of the Gallagher Premiership conflict with Gloucester Rugby at Sandy Park
Exeter Chiefs overcame a nine-point deficit within the ultimate eight minutes to proceed their unbeaten run at dwelling, sealing a 25-24 victory with the final kick of the sport.
Henry Slade landed a 45-metre penalty with the final kick of the match to safe victory and preserve Gloucester’s depressing report at Sandy Park.
In an error-ridden West Nation derby, Gloucester led 24-15 with 4 minutes remaining, however a late transformed attempt from Stu Townsend and Slade’s late penalty ensured their dropping run continued – they haven’t gained a league fixture at Sandy Park since January 2015.
Rusi Tuima, Dafydd Jenkins and Townsend scored Exeter’s tries, with Slade including two conversions and two penalties.
Jack Clement, Ollie Thorley, Louis Rees-Zammit and Seb Atkinson crossed for the guests, with George Barton kicking two conversions.
Gloucester suffered an early blow when their No 8, Clement, was sin-binned for a excessive problem on Tuima, which positioned them underneath relentless strain.
The guests had been penned in their very own 22, with a rating virtually inevitable, and it arrived when Tuima pressured his means over to offer Chiefs an Eleventh-minute lead.
Clement returned with no additional injury to the scoreboard, however his facet quickly suffered an extra setback when flanker Albert Tuisue was pressured off with a leg harm.
The primary quarter was a stop-start affair with frequent interruptions and Tuima’s transformed attempt was the one rating throughout that largely featureless interval.
Gloucester wanted a lift and it got here within the twenty second minute when Tuima was proven a yellow card for a head-high sort out on George McGuigan, and within the lock’s absence they drew degree.
From a line-out deep in dwelling territory, Rees-Zammit examined the defence with a powerful burst earlier than Clement exploded via an enormous hole to run in underneath the posts.
Tuima returned in time to see his facet regain the lead with a well-created attempt. An inside go to Slade noticed the centre race 25 metres earlier than offering skipper Jenkins with a straightforward run-in.
Slade missed the conversion, however the Chiefs nonetheless held a deserved 12-7 interval lead.
Neither facet threatened the try-line within the first quarter-hour of the second half and it got here as some shock when Gloucester conjured up an honest attempt as Santi Carreras gave Thorley a scoring alternative, which the wing took in model.
Barton’s conversion rebounded again off a put up so the scores had been degree at 12-12 going into the ultimate quarter.
Exeter had earlier turned down a kickable penalty, however regained the benefit when Slade was profitable from 45 metres after one other visiting infringement.
With 14 minutes remaining, Gloucester took the lead for the primary time when Rees-Zammit deceived two defenders together with his elusiveness and pace to race over.
Three minutes later, Gloucester surprised their opponents by scoring a bonus-point attempt via Atkinson to reward a sustained interval of strain.
Townsend darted over with 4 minutes remaining for the hosts, with Slade’s conversion getting them to inside two factors of the away facet.
Slade’s last-gasp penalty snatched victory to maintain Exeter’s spectacular dwelling report for the season intact.
