Northampton Northampton 33 - 33 Exeter Exeter

● full_time 80 minutes

28 Sep 2025

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Head to Head

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Northampton Saints and Exeter Chiefs battled to a dramatic 33-33 draw at Franklin's Gardens. The Chiefs struck first with an early try from Feyi-Waboso, converted by Slade. However, the Saints responded emphatically, with Coles, Pearson, and Todaro all crossing for tries, Belleau adding conversions to put them ahead 28-7 at one point. Exeter fought back with tries from Brown-Bampoe and Vintcent, closing the gap before the second half. The Chiefs leveled the score with a second try from Vintcent and another from Feyi-Waboso, both converted by Slade. A red card for Hodge left Exeter down a man, but they held on to secure the draw. The match showcased resilience from both sides and ended with a thrilling conclusion.

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Weather

Temperature: 16.0°C (Feels like 15.4°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 9.0 km/h, gusting to 18.9 km/h Humidity: 75% Cloud Cover: 67%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 3' try Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
  • 3' conversion Henry Slade
  • 3' substitution Craig Wright
  • 10' try Alex Coles
  • 11' conversion Anthony Belleau
  • 16' substitution Angus Scott-Young
  • 20' substitution Sam Graham
  • 21' substitution Trevor Davison
  • 24' try Tom Pearson
  • 27' try Edoardo Todaro
  • 28' conversion Anthony Belleau
  • 32' try Tom Litchfield
  • 33' conversion Anthony Belleau
  • 36' try Edoardo Todaro
  • 37' conversion Anthony Belleau
  • 40' substitution Emmanuel Iyogun
  • 40' substitution Christ Tshiunza
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 42' try Paul Brown-Bampoe
  • 43' substitution Rusi Tuima
  • 54' try Ross Vintcent
  • 54' conversion Henry Slade
  • 55' substitution Ed Prowse
  • 58' substitution Will Goodrick-Clarke
  • 58' substitution Joseph Dweba
  • 58' substitution Josh Iosefa-Scott
  • 61' substitution Tom Litchfield
  • 65' try Ross Vintcent
  • 66' conversion Henry Slade
  • 67' substitution Callum Chick
  • 67' substitution Fraser Dingwall
  • 68' try Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
  • 69' conversion Henry Slade
  • 69' substitution Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
  • 71' red_card Josh Hodge
  • 71' substitution Sam Graham
  • 71' substitution Ross Vintcent
  • 75' substitution Stephen Varney
  • 80' full_time