Hepher: Beating 14 players wasn’t not so simple

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EXETER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Ali Hepher, Head Coach of Exeter Chiefs looks on prior to the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Exeter Chiefs and Gloucester at Sandy Park on December 26, 2020 in Exeter, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

EXETER head coach Ali Hepher reflected on a 12-try extravaganza to insist: “We should absolutely celebrate a great win.
“We did a lot of things right to score that many points, but equally, we have to be a bit frustrated with the points we conceded.”
But, with their Test stars away and their three-quarter options restricted by injuries to Alex Cuthbert, Ian Whitten and Tom Hendrickson, Hepher said: “If at the start of the day you’d said we’d take five points against a tough Leicester side we’d take that.”
He added: “We’ve had it in the past where we haven’t put away sides with 14 men. We’re ...

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