Exeter 42 - 14 Northampton

Full time

11 May 2025

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 16

Sandy Park

Exeter vs Northampton head to head

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Exeter Chiefs secured a convincing 42-14 victory over Northampton Saints at Sandy Park. Nick Lilley opened the scoring with a try in the 13th minute, quickly followed by a conversion from Henry Slade. Despite a brief response from Saints' Jake Garside, who scored shortly after a yellow card to Exeter's Will Rigg, the Chiefs maintained control. Harvey Skinner and Paul Brown-Bampoe both crossed the line before half-time, allowing Exeter to lead 28-7 at the break. The second half saw further dominance from the Chiefs as Martin Moloney and Brown-Bampoe added tries, with Slade continuing his excellent kicking display. Northampton managed to score through Tom Lockett, but it was not enough to alter the course of the match. Exeter's comprehensive performance highlighted their attacking prowess and solidified their position in the Premiership.

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Weather

Temperature: 16.3°C (Feels like 13.7°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 13.4 km/h, gusting to 25.8 km/h Humidity: 70% Cloud Cover: 89%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
13'

Try

Nick Lilley · Exeter

5 - 0
14'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

7 - 0
20'

Substitution

Kwenzo Blose on for Scott Sio · Exeter
21'

Yellow Card

Will Rigg · Exeter
21'

Try

Jake Garside · Northampton

7 - 5
22'

Conversion

Tom James · Northampton

7 - 7
22'

Substitution

Tarek Haffar on for Tom West · Northampton
31'

Yellow Card Complete

Will Rigg · Exeter
37'

Try

Harvey Skinner · Exeter

12 - 7
37'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

14 - 7
40'

Try

Paul Brown-Bampoe · Exeter

19 - 7
40'

Substitution

Craig Wright on for Henry Walker · Northampton
40'

Substitution

Luke Green on for Elliot Millar Mills · Northampton
Halftime 19 - 7
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

21 - 7
42'

Try

Tom Lockett · Northampton

21 - 12
43'

Conversion

Tom James · Northampton

21 - 14
45'

Substitution

Josh Iosefa-Scott on for Marcus Street · Exeter
48'

Substitution

Tamati Tua on for Will Rigg · Exeter
51'

Substitution

Martin Moloney on for Jacques Vermeulen · Exeter
51'

Substitution

Dan Frost on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
51'

Substitution

Tom Cairns on for Stu Townsend · Exeter
51'

Substitution

Ewan Baker on for Tom James · Northampton
57'

Try

Martin Moloney · Exeter

26 - 14
58'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

28 - 14
59'

Substitution

Callum Hunter-Hill on for Tom Lockett · Northampton
61'

Substitution

Christ Tshiunza on for Rusiate Tuima · Exeter
66'

Substitution

Rafe Witheat on for Will Glister · Northampton
68'

Substitution

Archie Benson on for Angus Scott-Young · Northampton
75'

Try

Paul Brown-Bampoe · Exeter

33 - 14
76'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

35 - 14
76'

Substitution

Reuben Logan on for Tom Seabrook · Northampton
76'

Substitution

Will Haydon-Wood on for Henry Slade · Exeter
78'

Try

Harvey Skinner · Exeter

40 - 14
79'

Conversion

Josh Hodge · Exeter

42 - 14
Fulltime 42 - 14

Player ratings

Exeter

15 Josh Hodge 9.4
14 Nick Lilley 6.9
13 Henry Slade 6.6
12 Will Rigg 5.3
11 Paul Brown-Bampoe 8.7
10 Harvey Skinner 8.3
9 Stu Townsend 6.5
1 Scott Sio 6.6
2 Jack Yeandle 8.1
3 Marcus Street 6.8
4 Rusiate Tuima 6.5
5 Dafydd Jenkins 6.6
6 Jacques Vermeulen 6.4
7 Richard Capstick 6.8
8 Ethan Roots 6.5
16 Dan Frost 6.9
17 Kwenzo Blose 7.4
18 Josh Iosefa-Scott 6.6
19 Christ Tshiunza 6.5
20 Martin Moloney 6.7
21 Tom Cairns 6.7
22 Will Haydon-Wood –
23 Tamati Tua 5.7

Northampton

15 Jake Garside 6.8
14 Toby Cousins 6.7
13 Tom Seabrook 7.4
12 Tom Litchfield 6.4
11 Will Glister 5.6
10 Tom James 6.8
9 Jonny Weimann 5.9
1 Tom West 5.8
2 Henry Walker 6.4
3 Elliot Millar Mills 6.1
4 Ed Prowse 6.5
5 Chunya Munga 6.5
6 Tom Lockett 7.3
7 Fyn Brown 7.4
8 Angus Scott-Young 6.8
16 Craig Wright 6.4
17 Tarek Haffar 7.0
18 Luke Green 6.1
19 Callum Hunter-Hill 6.1
20 Reuben Logan –
21 Archie Benson 5.7
22 Rafe Witheat 5.6
23 Ewan Baker 5.5