EXETER CHIEFS clinched a six-try victory over fellow Premier 15s newcomers Sale Sharks at Sandy Park to cement their position in the middle of the standings.
After a slow start for the Chiefs and an early penalty miss from Katy Daley-Mclean, Exeter grew in confidence as the 2,000 fans in attendance got behind their team.
The first try for the Chiefs came on 14 minutes through captain Linde van der Velden, who dotted down from the base of a scrum to open up a lead. They scored again on the halfhour mark when Sachiko Katoh was driven over from a maul.
When play resumed in the second half after...