Gloucester dismantle Exeter in record-breaking West Country derby victory
Gloucester 79-17 ExeterHosts score 13 tries in rampant display against local rivalsPremiership punishment beatings do not come much heavier than this record-breaking West Country derby annihilation. There was absolutely nowhere for Exeter to hide on this bright but brutal Sunday in Gloucestershire as a rampant home side rattled up 13 tries to revitalise their ambitions of making the playoffs and inflict the heaviest defeat in the Chiefs’ top-division history.It would have been a proper cricket score had the Cherry and Whites not missed half a dozen conversions and it was all but inevitable from an early stage that the Chiefs’previous widest losing margin of 43 points would be blown away. Being booed by the Shed is one thing, hearing laughter ring around the ground is another level of embarrassment. Continue reading...
- Gloucester 79-17 Exeter
- Hosts score 13 tries in rampant display against local rivals
Premiership punishment beatings do not come much heavier than this record-breaking West Country derby annihilation. There was absolutely nowhere for Exeter to hide on this bright but brutal Sunday in Gloucestershire as a rampant home side rattled up 13 tries to revitalise their ambitions of making the playoffs and inflict the heaviest defeat in the Chiefs’ top-division history.
It would have been a proper cricket score had the Cherry and Whites not missed half a dozen conversions and it was all but inevitable from an early stage that the Chiefs’previous widest losing margin of 43 points would be blown away. Being booed by the Shed is one thing, hearing laughter ring around the ground is another level of embarrassment. Continue reading...
