Exeter 24 - 45 Gloucester

Full time

26 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Sandy Park

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Gloucester Rugby secured a convincing victory over Exeter Chiefs with a final score of 45-24 at Sandy Park. The match opened with Ben Loader scoring an early try for Gloucester, quickly followed by a response from Exeter's Josh Iosefa-Scott. Gloucester then surged ahead, with Loader scoring again and Dewi Lake adding two tries before halftime, leading 24-12. Exeter attempted to rally in the second half with tries from Stephen Varney and Louie Gulley, but Gloucester's attacking prowess proved too strong. Will Joseph and Junior Denny were key contributors for Gloucester, both scoring tries. Charlie Atkinson's kicking was also instrumental, converting five tries. Ultimately, Gloucester's relentless offense overwhelmed Exeter, continuing their strong recent form against them.

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Weather

Temperature: 18.4°C (Feels like 17.1°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 8.2 km/h, gusting to 17.7 km/h Humidity: 60% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Ben Loader · Gloucester

0 - 5
14'

Try

Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter

5 - 5
14'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

7 - 5
18'

Try

Seb Atkinson · Gloucester

7 - 10
18'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

7 - 12
22'

Try

Ben Loader · Gloucester

7 - 17
23'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

7 - 19
37'

Try

Ethan Roots · Exeter

12 - 19
40'

Try

Dewi Lake · Gloucester

12 - 24
Halftime 12 - 24
Second Half
42'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

12 - 26
45'

Try

Dewi Lake · Gloucester

12 - 31
52'

Substitution

Dian Bleuler on for Val Rapava-Ruskin · Gloucester
52'

Substitution

Ciaran Knight on for Afolabi Fasogbon · Gloucester
52'

Substitution

Lewis Ludlow on for Jean Kleyn · Gloucester
55'

Substitution

Dan Robson on for Caolan Englefield · Gloucester
55'

Substitution

Jack Innard on for Dewi Lake · Gloucester
57'

Substitution

Will Goodrick-Clarke on for Ethan Burger · Exeter
57'

Substitution

Louie Gulley on for Jack Yeandle · Exeter
57'

Substitution

Jimmy Roots on for Josh Iosefa-Scott · Exeter
60'

Try

Will Joseph · Gloucester

12 - 38
60'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

12 - 33
60'

Substitution

Zack Wimbush on for Will Butt · Exeter
61'

Try

Stephen Varney · Exeter

17 - 38
62'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

19 - 38
62'

Substitution

Jack Clement on for Will Trenholm · Gloucester
63'

Substitution

Will Haydon-Wood on for Ben Hammersley · Exeter
70'

Yellow Card

Freddie Thomas · Gloucester
73'

Substitution

Oscar Beckerleg on for Harry Wilson · Exeter
73'

Substitution

Finn Worley Brady on for Ethan Roots · Exeter
75'

Try

Louie Gulley · Exeter

24 - 38
76'

Substitution

Junior Denny on for Ben Redshaw · Gloucester
78'

Substitution

George Barton on for Will Joseph · Gloucester
80'

Try

Junior Denny · Gloucester

24 - 43
80'

Yellow Card Complete

Freddie Thomas · Gloucester
81'

Conversion

George Barton · Gloucester

24 - 45
Fulltime 24 - 45

Player ratings

Exeter

15 Ben Hammersley 5.8
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 7.5
13 Henry Slade 6.3
12 Will Butt 6.4
11 Olly Woodburn 7.2
10 Harvey Skinner 6.6
9 Stephen Varney 6.9
1 Ethan Burger 9.0
2 Jack Yeandle 6.9
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott 6.7
4 Dafydd Jenkins 7.3
5 Harry Wilson 6.3

Gloucester

16 Jack Innard 6.7
17 Dian Bleuler 7.0
18 Ciaran Knight 6.1
19 Jack Clement 6.6
20 Lewis Ludlow 6.8
21 Dan Robson 6.3
22 Junior Denny –
23 George Barton –