The final of the women’s Premier 15s competition is three and a half months away but the odds on Exeter going all the way continue to shrink. The league leaders have lost once in 13 games and this ultimately convincing eight-try victory was their latest show of intent.
If they were not entirely error-free, they played some lovely rugby at times and backed it up with energy and physicality. There were two tries apiece for the England back Claudia MacDonald and the versatile American centre Kate Zackary, but this was a collective effort.
