EXETER’S priorities were evidently elsewhere as the reigning Premiership champions conceded a bonus point win to a near full-strength Gloucester.
With potential home fixtures against Lyon and Leinster in the European Champions Cup looming large, Exeter chose virtually a third team with four of their starting line-up making their Premiership debuts.
Weakened Chiefs made a decent fist of it as their opponents didn’t wrap up the match until the dying stages but Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter was clearly irritated by their performance.
He said: “The reality is we are double champions and...