Team for Exeter

[Jimmy Skitz]

impressive start

[jgriffin]

I love the fact that we've not played for months, got a new, very well respected head coach in, a new backs and defence coach, a load of new players etc and we've not set foot on the field yet since the break and on the basis of the side selected some are bemoaning the selection and putting us down for a 20 point defeat. Some things may have changed but the negative attitudes of many out there in social media and forum land are still in the same negative bubble!

New start, new era - can we all be a bit more positive, please?

Don't be daft, they're in full negative mode and every event outside rugby seems to make it worse for some! Hopefully by the time we are on the Terrace again they'll have calmed down and had reason to be positive. I think it will take a season, and am not expecting other than rotation and bedding in approaches off this dead rubber season.

[baz1664]

Taute needs to plug his brain in, two stupid penalties given away when we had good field position!!
Lots of positives tho so far!!

[Jimmy Skitz]

Someone calm Worth down, a little more composure needed

[Ian Cant]

When will refs penalise Chiefs for blocking!
Not only one player but they use two blockers!

[Jimmy Skitz]

When will refs penalise Chiefs for blocking!
Not only one player but they use two blockers!

probably about the same time as we achieve world peace, be nice to see Tom Youngs bringing it up to the ref as well though

[trendylfj]

When is Foley going to penalise the blocking runners - they are sending 2 into our defensive line every time and the are blocking not decoy

[Leicestertinytiger]

Taute at fault for both tries. Gave away a stupid penalty leading to their first try. Never seen a player so flat footed for their second try, should have been drifting over.

[trendylfj]

All of us typing the same point at the same time

[RagingBull]

Happy so far.
Disappointing in some departments.

But you can see where we have been working on, these things will take time, and against pretty much the same exeter team that started the season it was never a easy restart.

[POSTIGER]

Shame we're down, we've been good with the exception of Worth who has had a mare at fullback.

Some of the officiating has been laughable. Exeter constantly blocking and an obvious knock on from LCD missed completely.

[DaveRave]

Played ok for 20 minutes then started giving penalties away.

[Crofty]

When is Foley going to penalise the blocking runners - they are sending 2 into our defensive line every time and the are blocking not decoy

Come now, can't have 11th beat 1st in the first round back, wouldn't be seemly.

(Slightly) Less facetiously, give it time, Exeter seem to be determined to become the next catch all villain so they'll stop being so untouchable soon enough...

[kpj tiger]

Exeter's dummy lines are definitely on the edge of legality, I thought it was a pretty decent first half, still lacking that killer edge that Exeter have shown but that takes time

[westwinds31]

Scoreline aside, really pleased with that half. We’re competitive, niggly and up for it. Hallmarks of Borthwick already showing up. All the pack looking good, especially Wells and Reffell. Good to see.