Exeter 28 - 24 Ealing Trailfinders

Full time

08 Mar 2025

Stage: SF Round 8

Sandy Park

Exeter vs Ealing Trailfinders head to head

Exeter Chiefs narrowly defeated Ealing Trailfinders 28-24 in a thrilling encounter at Sandy Park. Ealing started strong with an early penalty by Worboys and a try from Hampson, putting them ahead 10-0. Exeter responded with a try from Hodge and a penalty try, taking the lead just before halftime. Ealing’s Cutmore received a yellow card just before the break, which impacted their second half. After the break, Bird-Tulloch scored another try for Ealing, but Exeter's Roots and Wyatt answered back with tries of their own. Hodge was instrumental with his conversions, securing vital points for Exeter. The match ended with a tense finish, but Exeter managed to hold onto their lead for the victory.

Weather

Temperature: 9.5°C (Feels like 3.2°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 21.0 km/h, gusting to 39.4 km/h Humidity: 87% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Penalty

George Worboys · Ealing Trailfinders

0 - 3
21'

Try

Craig Hampson · Ealing Trailfinders

0 - 8
22'

Conversion

George Worboys · Ealing Trailfinders

0 - 10
25'

Try

Josh Hodge · Exeter

5 - 10
26'

Conversion

Josh Hodge · Exeter

7 - 10
32'

Penalty Try

No Player · Exeter

14 - 10
33'

Yellow Card

Danny Cutmore · Ealing Trailfinders
Halftime 14 - 10
Second Half
43'

Yellow Card Complete

Danny Cutmore · Ealing Trailfinders
44'

Substitution

Craig Willis on for George Worboys · Ealing Trailfinders
45'

Try

Reuben Bird-Tulloch · Ealing Trailfinders

14 - 15
46'

Conversion

Craig Willis · Ealing Trailfinders

14 - 17
47'

Substitution

Marcus Street on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
47'

Substitution

Franco Molina on for Christ Tshiunza · Exeter
47'

Substitution

Kyle Whyte on for Lefty Zigiriadis · Ealing Trailfinders
47'

Substitution

Biyi Alo on for George Davies · Ealing Trailfinders
53'

Substitution

Dan Frost on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
53'

Substitution

Billy Keast on for Kwenzo Blose · Exeter
54'

Try

Matthew Cornish · Ealing Trailfinders

14 - 22
55'

Conversion

Craig Willis · Ealing Trailfinders

14 - 24
55'

Substitution

Niall Armstrong on for Tom Cairns · Exeter
55'

Substitution

Harvey Skinner on for Ben Coen · Exeter
62'

Try

Ethan Roots · Exeter

19 - 24
63'

Conversion

Josh Hodge · Exeter

21 - 24
64'

Substitution

Sean Lonsdale on for Danny Cutmore · Ealing Trailfinders
69'

Try

Tom Wyatt · Exeter

26 - 24
70'

Conversion

Josh Hodge · Exeter

28 - 24
71'

Substitution

Scott Buckley on for Matthew Cornish · Ealing Trailfinders
74'

Substitution

Michael Dykes on for Angus Kernohan · Ealing Trailfinders
76'

Substitution

Ollie Newman on for David Douglas Bridge · Ealing Trailfinders
Fulltime 28 - 24

Player ratings

Exeter

15 Tom Wyatt 8.0
14 Paul Brown-Bampoe 7.0
13 Joe Hawkins 6.3
12 Tamati Tua 7.6
11 Josh Hodge 8.1
10 Ben Coen 5.4
9 Tom Cairns 7.1
1 Kwenzo Blose 7.1
2 Jack Yeandle 7.9
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 7.0
4 Richard Capstick 7.1
5 Christ Tshiunza 6.0
6 Ethan Roots 6.6
7 Jacques Vermeulen 7.7
8 Greg Fisilau 7.8
16 Dan Frost 6.6
17 Billy Keast 7.1
18 Marcus Street 6.6
19 Franco Molina 6.8
20 Martin Moloney –
21 Niall Armstrong 6.1
22 Harvey Skinner 6.5
23 Will Rigg –

Ealing Trailfinders

15 Tobi Wilson 7.7
14 Angus Kernohan 6.6
13 Reuben Bird-Tulloch 7.3
12 Francis Moore 7.5
11 Tom Collins 5.4
10 George Worboys 5.9
9 Craig Hampson 7.6
1 Lefty Zigiriadis 6.7
2 Matthew Cornish 8.1
3 George Davies 6.3
4 Bobby de Wee 7.0
5 Danny Cutmore 4.5
6 Rob Farrar 7.4
7 Jordy Reid 7.3
8 David Douglas Bridge 7.7
16 Scott Buckley –
17 Kyle Whyte 5.7
18 Biyi Alo 6.2
19 Sean Lonsdale 5.9
20 Ollie Newman –
21 Lloyd Williams –
22 Craig Willis 5.4
23 Michael Dykes –