By GARY FIZGERALD

London Irish.....................17pts
Tries: Gonzalez 26, 71; Pearson 62
Conversions: Jackson 27

Exeter .................................14pts
Tries: Vermeulen 21, Hendrickson 64
Conversions: Slade 22, 66
Declan Kidney heaped praise on his Exiles for shrugging off their struggles over unpaid wages to sign off the season by clinching fifth place in the Premiership.
Flanker Juan Martin Gonzalez grabbed a brace of tries to give the home supporters the victory they desperately wanted at the end of a troubled week and a frustrating season.
Irish, who missed out on the to...