Northampton 33 - 33 Exeter

Full time

28 Sep 2025

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Northampton vs Exeter 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.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand

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

Kickoff
3'

Try

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso · Exeter

0 - 5
3'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

0 - 7
3'

Substitution

Henry Walker on for Craig Wright · Northampton
10'

Try

Alex Coles · Northampton

5 - 7
11'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

7 - 7
16'

Substitution

Sam Graham on for Angus Scott-Young · Northampton
20'

Substitution

Angus Scott-Young on for Sam Graham · Northampton
21'

Substitution

Elliot Millar-Mills on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
24'

Try

Tom Pearson · Northampton

12 - 7
27'

Try

Edoardo Todaro · Northampton

17 - 7
28'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

19 - 7
32'

Try

Tom Litchfield · Northampton

24 - 7
33'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

26 - 7
36'

Try

Edoardo Todaro · Northampton

31 - 7
37'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau · Northampton

33 - 7
40'

Substitution

Danilo Fischetti on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
40'

Substitution

Dafydd Jenkins on for Christ Tshiunza · Exeter
Halftime 33 - 7
Second Half
42'

Try

Paul Brown-Bampoe · Exeter

33 - 12
43'

Substitution

Andrea Zambonin on for Rusi Tuima · Exeter
54'

Try

Ross Vintcent · Exeter

33 - 19
54'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

33 - 14
55'

Substitution

JJ van der Mescht on for Ed Prowse · Northampton
58'

Substitution

Kwenzo Blose on for Will Goodrick-Clarke · Exeter
58'

Substitution

Jack Yeandle on for Joseph Dweba · Exeter
58'

Substitution

Bachuki Tchumbadze on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
61'

Substitution

Rory Hutchinson on for Tom Litchfield · Northampton
65'

Try

Ross Vintcent · Exeter

33 - 24
66'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

33 - 26
67'

Substitution

Sam Graham on for Callum Chick · Northampton
67'

Substitution

Toby Thame on for Fraser Dingwall · Northampton
68'

Try

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso · Exeter

33 - 31
69'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

33 - 33
69'

Substitution

Nick Lilley on for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso · Exeter
71'

Red Card

Josh Hodge · Exeter
71'

Substitution

Callum Chick on for Sam Graham · Northampton
71'

Substitution

Kane James on for Ross Vintcent · Exeter
75'

Substitution

Charlie Chapman on for Stephen Varney · Exeter
Fulltime 33 - 33

Player ratings

Northampton

15 George Hendy 9.2
14 Edoardo Todaro 9.0
13 Tom Litchfield 7.8
12 Fraser Dingwall 6.3
11 James Ramm 6.8
10 Anthony Belleau 6.9
9 Archie McParland 6.9
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 6.3
2 Craig Wright –
3 Trevor Davison 6.7
4 Alex Coles 7.5
5 Ed Prowse 6.8
6 Angus Scott-Young 6.5
7 Tom Pearson 8.2
8 Callum Chick 8.1
16 Henry Walker 6.3
17 Danilo Fischetti 5.6
18 Elliot Millar-Mills 6.0
19 JJ van der Mescht 6.4
20 Sam Graham –
21 Jonny Weimann –
22 Rory Hutchinson 5.9
23 Toby Thame 5.9

Exeter

15 Josh Hodge 4.6
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 9.9
13 Henry Slade 6.1
12 Ben Hammersley 6.1
11 Paul Brown-Bampoe 8.8
10 Harvey Skinner 6.7
9 Stephen Varney 7.5
1 Will Goodrick-Clarke 6.6
2 Joseph Dweba 5.5
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 5.9
4 Rusi Tuima 6.2
5 Lewis Pearson 6.4
6 Christ Tshiunza 6.5
7 Greg Fisilau 7.6
8 Ross Vintcent 8.4
16 Jack Yeandle 6.1
17 Kwenzo Blose 6.5
18 Bachuki Tchumbadze 5.8
19 Dafydd Jenkins 6.1
20 Andrea Zambonin 6.7
21 Kane James –
22 Charlie Chapman –
23 Nick Lilley 6.1