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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke McLaughlin at Kingsholm

Vermeulen double inspires Exeter to emphatic victory against Gloucester

Exeter Chiefs back row Jacques Vermeulen manages to get the ball down despite the best efforts of Gloucester centre Chris Harris.
Jacques Vermeulen holds off Chris Harris to score a try for Exeter. Photograph: Wayne Tuckwell/ProSports/Shutterstock

A glance at the teamsheet suggested this might be a difficult afternoon for Gloucester, and so it proved. Exeter’s international contingent, led by the Wales captain, Dafydd Jenkins, and spearheaded by virtuoso displays from England’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Henry Slade, maintained their playoff hopes with a bonus-point victory.

Slade kicked 13 points – a perfect six out of six – and contributed stylishly to a fluid attacking display from Rob Baxter’s side, who scored five tries. Jacques Vermeulen got two, one in each half, while Dan John and Olly Woodburn crossed before the break and Feyi-Waboso sealed the bonus point after it.

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