Summary

  • FT: Wasps 27-41 Exeter - Chiefs run in six tries as Waldrom scores hat-trick

  • FT: Harlequins 38-7 London Irish - England head coach Eddie Jones in the crowd

  • FT: Worcester 20-29 Leicester - Donncha O'Callagahan sent off for Worcester

  • FT: Bath 11-13 Northampton - Late JJ Hanrahan penalty seals win

  1. Wasps 27-34 Exeterpublished at 65 mins

    That man on the PA at the Ricoh - what is he shouting in a bid to stir up the crowd?

    Sounds like "Oggie, Oggie, Oggie" - but it's just noise to me.

    Wasps clear their lines after an infringement by Exeter on their 10-metre line.

  2. Wasps 27-34 Exeterpublished at 64 mins

    Rob Baxter will like the look of that scrum though from Exeter. They force Elliot Daly to kick clear from his own dead ball line.

    Pressure continues to be piled on here by the Chiefs.

  3. Wasps 27-34 Exeterpublished at 63 mins

    Quote Message

    I'm really pleased with a lot of what we've done but we've given away a couple of soft tries in this half. Our forwards are doing good stuff and there are more points out there. The wind is swirling at both ends.

    Rob Baxter, Exeter director of rugby

  4. Wasps 27-34 Exeterpublished at 63 mins

    More attacking endeavour from Exeter as they go again for the Wasps try line.

    But, they're let down as Gareth Steenson can't cling on to a snap pass from 15 metres out.

    Ironic cheers from the home crowd.

  5. Wasps 27-34 Exeterpublished at 60 mins

    Fantastic advert for attacking, running rugby this and on a night where the wind is blowing at full pelt.

    Great news is there's still 20 minutes left!

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    Try (Waldrom, con Steenson)published at 57 mins

    Wasps 27-34 Exeter

    They say you can't script sport, but not tonight.

    Exeter once again go with the catch-and-drive and once again Thomas Waldrom scores the try as it's driven over.

    His hat-trick is complete and so is Steenson's conversion to re-establish an Exeter lead.

  7. Wasps 27-27 Exeterpublished at 57 mins

    Here comes the Chiefs' trademark catch-and-drive from the first half.

    Thomas Waldron and Julian Salvi get held up trying to go over but it's back for a penalty to Exeter after a Wasps player came in at the side.

  8. Wasps 27-27 Exeterpublished at 55 mins

    Changes aplenty from both sides as we approach the hour mark.

    How will Exeter respond to this great comeback from Wasps?

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    Try (Cittadini, con Gopperth)published at 52 mins

    Wasps 27-27 Exeter

    Lorenzo Cittadini gets over from short-range but that try to level things up was all down to a burst through from halfway by Sam Jones.

    Gopperth kicks the simple conversion and all of a sudden it's all square.

    In all the excitement Wasps have lost track of time...

  10. Wasps 20-27 Exeterpublished at 49 mins

    Bit of a contentious moment here as Greg Garner consults with the television match official.

    Jack Nowell competes with Frank Halai in the air, but the ball's gone into touch from the cross kick.

    Line-out awarded to Exeter despite Nowell making contact with Halai off his feet.

  11. Wasps 20-27 Exeterpublished at 48 mins

    Tom Johnson fails to release in the tackle for Exeter and Jimmy Gopperth can clear up to the Chiefs' 10-metre line.

    Home crowd being whipped up by the over-enthusiastic man on the PA.

  12. Wasps 20-27 Exeterpublished at 47 mins

    Dai Young takes a long sip of whatever's in his cup after that Johnson try. Imagine he might have shouted himself a bit horse with his half-time team talk.

    Exeter settle themselves and work through some phases.

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    Try (Johnson, con Gopperth)published at 44 mins

    Wasps 20-27 Exeter

    Great start to the second half for Wasps.

    A burst by both Ben Jacobs and Charles Piutau before Ashley Johnson gets over the line for the try by the posts.

    Jimmy Gopperth converts. Game on.

    Ashley JohnsonImage source, Getty Images
  14. Wasps 13-27 Exeterpublished at 43 mins

    Wind continues to swirl around, maybe not as much as in the first-half.

    Henry Slade overkicks one though out beyond the dead ball line and now Exeter have to defend on their own 10-metre line.

  15. Kick-offpublished at 41 mins

    Wasps 13-27 Exeter

    And we're off again.

    Can Wasps claw this one back?

    Wasps playersImage source, Getty Images
  16. HT: Wasps 13-27 Exeterpublished at 18:29

    So that brings you up to date as the teams come back out for the second half at the Ricoh.

  17. Hat-trick man Visser punishes Irishpublished at 18:25

    Harlequins 38-7 London Irish

    Tim Visser scored a hat-trick of tries as Harlequins put in a dominant display against winless London Irish.

    Visser's third of the afternoon sealed a bonus point and a third home win in three Premiership matches for Quins.

    Captain Danny Care and replacement Jack Clifford were on hand to add the hosts' other tries as fly-half Nick Evans kicked 11 points.

    Front row replacement Halani Aulika scored a late consolation try for bottom of the table Irish.

  18. Tigers show Warrior spiritpublished at 18:23

    Worcester 20-29 Leicester

    Leicester overcame 14-man Worcester in an extraordinary encounter at Sixways.

    Warriors took a 17-0 lead through a Tom Heathcote penalty and converted tries from Wynand Olivier and Matt Cox.

    But Graham Kitchener replied for Tigers with Donncha O'Callaghan in the sin-bin, before the Worcester lock was red carded minutes into the second half.

    Home duo Gareth Milasinovich and Matt Cox were also sin-binned as Tigers capitalised through Telusa Veainu, a penalty try and Lachlan McCaffrey.

  19. Saints edge it at The Recpublished at 18:21

    Bath 11-13 Northampton

    JJ Hanrahan's late penalty saw Northampton earn a narrow win at Bath after an error-strewn, scrappy game.

    The Saints led 3-0 after the break through a Hanrahan penalty, with Bath's scrum punished several times during a disappointing first period.

    George Ford levelled with a penalty before his pass was intercepted by Luther Burrell for the game's only try.

    Another Ford penalty and a fine Semesa Rokoduguni try put Bath ahead but Hanrahan's 73rd-minute penalty won it.

  20. A quick reminder....published at 18:19

    While we digest that five-try beast of a first half at the Ricoh Arena, a quick reminder of how the day's other games went....