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Sam Simmonds shone for Exeter with a hat-trick| Montpellier (24) 37 |
| Tries: Bouthier, Willemse, Serfontein, Reinach Cons: Foursans 3, Garbisi Pen: Foursans 2, Garbisi |
| Exeter Chiefs (19) 26 |
| Tries: S Simmonds 3, O'Brien Cons: J Simmonds 3 |
Glasgow were knocked out of the Champions Cup after Montpellier secured a bonus-point win over Exeter to claim the final last-16 spot.
Cobus Reinach's 70th-minute score confirmed Montpellier's progress to the next stage at Glasgow's expense, with the French side setting up a knockout tie against Harlequins.
Sam Simmonds impressed for 2020 winners Exeter, scoring a hat-trick.
The Chiefs will play Munster for a place in the quarter-finals.
The Irish province thrashed Wasps earlier on Sunday to claim third spot in Pool B.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Montpellier: Bouthier; N'gandebe, Reilhac, Serfontein, Rattez; Foursans, Aprasidze; Forletta, Paenga-Amosa, Haouas, Chalureau, Willemse, Van Rensburg, Camara (c), Mercer.
Replacements: Guirado, Rodgers, Thomas, Becognee, Reinach, Garbisi, Darmon, Verhaeghe.
Exeter: Hogg; Nowell, Slade, O'Brien, O'Flaherty; J Simmonds, J Maunder; Moon, Cowan-Dickie (c), Nixon, S Skinner, Lonsdale, Ewers, Kirsten, S Simmonds.
Replacements: Innard, Kenny, Schickerling, Tshiunza, Armand, S Maunder, H Skinner, Gilbert-Hendrickson.
Match officials
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Martin & Daniel Carson (Ireland)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
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