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Josh Hodge doubled his tally to four tries for the season after two against Sale| Exeter Chiefs (21) 24 |
| Tries: Williams, Hodge 2 Cons: Skinner 3 Pens: Skinner |
| Sale Sharks (10) 22 |
| Tries: Roebuck, Ashman, Dugdale Cons: R du Preez 2 Pens: R du Preez |
Josh Hodge's two first-half tries helped Exeter beat Sale in a thrilling Premiership encounter at Sandy Park
Tom Roebuck's outstanding solo try put Sale 10-0 up, but Harry Williams and Hodge's two excellent scores with the Sharks down to 13 men put Exeter ahead.
Ewan Ashman's try cut the gap as Sale started the second half well.
They continued to up the pressure and took the lead with 13 minutes to go through Sam Dugdale before Harvey Skinner's penalty won it for Exeter.
The victory moves Exeter up to fifth place in the Premiership, a point off fourth-placed Gloucester with a game in hand, while Sale remain second and 11 points behind Saracens after earning a losing bonus point.
More to follow.
Exeter Chiefs: Hodge; Nowell (capt), Whitten, Kata, Woodburn; Skinner, S Maunder; Sio, Innard, Williams, Kirsten, Dunne, Ewers, Vermeulen, S Simmonds.
Replacements: Yeandle, Southworth, Schickerling, Williams, Davis, J Maunder, J Simmonds, Hendrickson.
Sale Sharks: Carpenter; Roebuck, R du Preez, Mills, O'Flaherty; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Ashman, Oosthuizen, Wiese, Hill, Ross (capt), Dugdale, J-L du Preez.
Replacements: Caine, McIntyre, Jones, Groves, Beaumont, Quirke, S James, Reed.
Referee: Luke Pearce.
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