By MIKE SINCLAIR
NOT many teams outscore Exeter for tries at Sandy Park – but Harlequins still took home only a losing bonus point from a nervy opening Premiership match.
Seventeen points from the boot of fly-half Joe Simmonds, who landed five penalties and a conversion from six attempts, enabled the Chiefs to edge a close encounter.
Exeter head coach Ali Hepher said: “We’ve worked with Joe a little bit – he’s an 80 per cent kicker already – just to tighen up a small area.
“He’s modified his technique slightly and kicked very well today unde...
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