But Cipriani comes back with a huge restart and the chase is as good as the kick.

Wasps force Exeter into a knock-on and they're now just 10 metres from the try line as the teams bed down for the scrum.

Henry Slade with a long-range effort and it swings between the posts.

Exeter with a healthy early lead. Good start by the men in white.

Wasps slow the ball down and try to make headway through their forwards, but Exeter are holding strong so far. 

They're up to the halfway line as Cipriani is forced into a kick and it goes out on the full.

Meanwhile Exeter have been forced into an early change as Ian Whitten departs the field.

Luke Cowan-Dickie throws into the line for Exeter - I've lost count of how many set pieces we've had so far.

It's certainly been a battle of the kickers in the opening 10 minutes.

The Wasps line-out holds firm and Danny Cipriani tries a chip kick, but Slade is there to mop up, and the home side are pegged right back into their own half.

The referee's whistle has been going non-stop so far, welcome back to the Premiership!

It's all go at the Ricoh as Wasps find themselves with a penalty right on Exeter's line from the kick-off.

Danny Cipriani takes a leaf out of Slade's book and Wasps now kick to the corner.

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And it's another penalty. But again Henry Slade goes for the corner.

Real intent here from Exeter in the first few minutes, and we're going to the TMO.

Is Thomas Waldrom over the line?

Exeter draw the first penalty of the afternoon as Wasps are penalised for not moving away. 

Henry Slade kicks to the corner and we have a first chance to look at the Chiefs' set piece.

And we're underway in the final game of the Premiership opening weekend.

Henry Slade launches a high kick which is collected by Josh Bassett.

The players are coming onto the field for the first action at the Ricoh this season.

Exeter beat Wasps in three of their four meetings last term, including the Premiership play-off semi-final.

So Dai Young's men will be looking to put that right this afternoon, albeit without star signings Kyle Eastmond and Kurtley Beale.

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The 2016-17 Premiership season has not disappointed so far (no pressure, Wasps and Chiefs!).

After Leicester won a thriller at Gloucester and Sale missed a late chance to beat Newcastle on Friday, Saturday's action delivered plenty of entertainment.

Champions Saracens make a winning start, while Bath began life under new director of rugby Todd Blackadder with a memorable win at Franklin's Gardens and Bristol's return to the top flight saw them lose narrowly to Harlequins.

You can catch up on all the match reports here.

So, as well as Danny Cipriani's first start for Wasps in six years, of the home side's 12 other off-season signings, hooker Tommy Taylor starts, while Marty Moore and Matt Symons are both on the bench.

Ollie Devoto is Exeter's only summer addition to make their starting XV, partnering Sam Hill in midfield, with Ian Whitten on the wing.

Chiefs are without England wing Jack Nowell, who is recovering from thumb surgery. Here are the teams:

Wasps: Miller; Wade, Daly, Gopperth, Bassett; Cipriani, Robson; Mullan, Taylor, Swainston, Launchbury (capt), Gaskell, Jones, Thompson, Hughes.

Replacements: Johnson, McIntyre, Moore, Symons, Rieder, Simpson, Macken, Halai.

Exeter Chiefs: Dollman; Woodburn, Devoto, Hill, Whitten; Slade, Chudley; Moon, Cowan-Dickie, Williams, Lees, Welch, Armand (capt), Salvi, Waldrom.

Replacements: Yeandle, Hepburn, Holmes, Parling, Dennis, Lewis, Steenson, Short.

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A new season, a fresh start, and a familiar old face is back at Wasps!

The new Premiership season rolls on to Day Three this afternoon, with two highly fancied sides in action.

Welcome to our live coverage of Wasps v Exeter, with kick-off coming up in 15 minutes.