Exeter finally get first Premiership win with nervy Gloucester triumph

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Exeter led at the break following dot-downs for hooker Dan Frost and centre Tamati Tua, with Henry Slade converting both scores, as Gloucester were reduced to a solitary Santi Carreras penalty. open image in gallery Exeter could celebrate a much-needed win over Gloucester Exeter, 18 points and four places below Gloucester before kick-off, took a second-minute lead thanks to a gift from their opponents. England international Slade offered a running threat behind an Exeter pack that displayed an impressive work-rate led by captain and Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins, with Gloucester’s vaunted attacking game unable to move out of first gear. Carreras then sent a 25-metre penalty chance wide that would have put Gloucester back in front, and the Chiefs could barely believe such a let-off as the game entered its closing 10 minutes.