Bristol 18 - 14 Exeter

Full time

11 Oct 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Ashton Gate

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Bristol Bears claimed a narrow 18-14 victory over Exeter Chiefs in a thrilling Premiership clash at Ashton Gate. Viliame Mata opened the scoring for Bristol with a well-timed try, but Henry Slade quickly responded for Exeter, converting his own try to put the Chiefs ahead. A red card for Bristol's Tom Jordan shifted the momentum but did not deter the home side. Gabriel Oghre scored another crucial try for Bristol, which was converted by Sam Worsley, extending their lead. Despite a spirited fightback from Exeter, including a try from Ben Hammersley, they fell short as the Bears held on. Key moments included Max Pepper receiving a yellow card, adding to Bristol's challenges. The victory reinforced Bristol's dominance over Exeter, having won their last three encounters.

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Weather

Temperature: 15.6°C (Feels like 15.2°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 6.5 km/h, gusting to 14.2 km/h Humidity: 71% Cloud Cover: 81%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Penalty

Tom Jordan · Bristol

3 - 0
8'

Substitution

Max Pepper on for Josh Carrington · Bristol
25'

Try

Viliame Mata · Bristol

8 - 0
28'

Try

Henry Slade · Exeter

8 - 5
29'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

8 - 7
30'

Red Card

Tom Jordan · Bristol
30'

Substitution

Kane James on for Ross Vintcent · Exeter
32'

Try

Ben Hammersley · Exeter

8 - 12
33'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

8 - 14
Halftime 8 - 14
Second Half
45'

Substitution

Sam Worsley on for Jack Bates · Bristol
49'

Substitution

Oscar Lennon on for Benhard Janse van Rensburg · Bristol
50'

Red Card Complete

Tom Jordan · Bristol
55'

Substitution

James Dun on for Pedro Rubiolo · Bristol
56'

Try

Gabriel Oghre · Bristol

13 - 14
57'

Conversion

Sam Worsley · Bristol

15 - 14
58'

Substitution

Bachuki Tchumbadze on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
58'

Substitution

Lewis Pearson on for Andrea Zambonin · Exeter
60'

Yellow Card

Max Pepper · Bristol
64'

Substitution

Jake Woolmore on for Ellis Genge · Bristol
67'

Substitution

Lovejoy Chawatama on for George Kloska · Bristol
70'

Yellow Card Complete

Max Pepper · Bristol
74'

Substitution

Ethan Burger on for Will Goodrick-Clarke · Exeter
74'

Substitution

Julian Heaven on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
74'

Substitution

Rusi Tuima on for Dafydd Jenkins · Exeter
77'

Substitution

Harry Thacker on for Gabriel Oghre · Bristol
82'

Penalty

Sam Worsley · Bristol

18 - 14
Fulltime 18 - 14

Player ratings

Bristol

15 Benjamin Elizalde 6.6
14 Josh Carrington –
13 Jack Bates 7.0
12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 7.2
11 Kalaveti Ravouvou 7.6
10 Tom Jordan 3.6
9 Kieran Marmion 7.3
1 Ellis Genge 7.1
2 Gabriel Oghre 8.7
3 George Kloska 6.9
4 Pedro Rubiolo 6.7
5 Joe Batley 7.9
6 Santiago Grondona 6.9
7 Fitz Harding 7.5
8 Viliame Mata 7.7
16 Harry Thacker –
17 Jake Woolmore 5.9
18 Lovejoy Chawatama 6.3
19 James Dun 6.1
20 Joe Owen –
21 Oscar Lennon 6.4
22 Sam Worsley 6.8
23 Max Pepper 5.7

Exeter

15 Dan John 7.0
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 8.4
13 Henry Slade 6.7
12 Ben Hammersley 8.2
11 Paul Brown-Bampoe 6.6
10 Harvey Skinner 7.4
9 Stephen Varney 7.5
1 Will Goodrick-Clarke 6.9
2 Jack Yeandle 6.7
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 5.6
4 Dafydd Jenkins 6.7
5 Andrea Zambonin 6.7
6 Ethan Roots 6.6
7 Greg Fisilau 6.2
8 Ross Vintcent 6.9
16 Julian Heaven –
17 Ethan Burger –
18 Bachuki Tchumbadze 6.4
19 Rusi Tuima –
20 Lewis Pearson 5.9
21 Kane James 6.3
22 Charlie Chapman –
23 Nick Lilley –