Summary

  • FT: Exeter 30-6 Leicester

  • Don Armand, Henry Slade, Jonny Hill and Jack Yeandle with second-half tries for Exeter

  • Exeter end year 10 points clear at top of Premiership

  • Leicester suffer sixth-straight defeat - their worst run since 1965

  1. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Exeter 13-6 Leicester

    Another of the many fine kicks from Leicester's Jonny May eventually finds Matt Toomua.

    Add a flash of Manu Tuilagi flair in a sweeping passage of play, and Tigers look a different beast with ball in hand.

    Exeter do enough to scramble and limit the damage.

  2. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Exeter 13-6 Leicester

    Among the changes, real fire has been put into the game.

    It is end-to-end stuff all of a sudden.

  3. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Exeter 13-6 Leicester

    That try has prompted changes for both sides.

    Will Chudley and Thomas Waldrom among those to be replaced for Exeter. Both played a hand in the build up to the try.

    For Leicester, Tom Youngs takes over from Tatafu Polota-Nau at hooker.

  4. 'Copybook rugby'published at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2017

    Exeter 13-6 Leicester

    John Lockyer
    Former Exeter Chiefs captain on BBC Radio Devon

    Leicester TigersImage source, Getty Images

    That was copybook rugby from Exeter Chiefs - a fabulous try.

    And just as it looked like the Tigers were about to cross at the other end.

  5. try

    Try (Armand, con Steenson)published at 53 mins

    Exeter 13-6 Leicester

    Exeter make all the possession count with a patiently built try.

    Don Armand is the man with the finishing touch, burrowing over from close range.

  6. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Exeter 6-6 Leicester

    Exeter v LeicesterImage source, Getty Images

    While Leicester make the metres look hard to come by, Exeter are bounding up field.

    They are into the Tigers' 22, Henry Slade and Will Chudley are probing!

  7. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Exeter 6-6 Leicester

    Exeter defend their try-line until Leicester run out of gas.

    A Tigers knock-on allows Chiefs to break at pace, with Thomas Waldrom getting those big legs pumping!

  8. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Exeter 6-6 Leicester

    Luke HamiltonImage source, Getty Images

    A box-kick from Exeter sees Leicester with a line-out 30m out.

    The Tigers move the ball right and left again. They are stringing phases together, but at no point have they stretched Exeter's defence.

  9. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Exeter 6-6 Leicester

    George Ford with a huge defensive kick and Exeter have a line-out on their 22 and will need to work hard to work up field.

    Leicester seemed to struggle with the wind in the first half and were pinned back as a result.

  10. Penalty (Ford)published at 42 mins

    Exeter 6-6 Leicester

    After a strong run from Jonny May, who collected a box-kick, Leicester are awarded a penalty.

    While the wind blows the ball off the tee, George Ford manages to get it placed long enough to slot his second kick of the day.

  11. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Exeter 6-3 Leicester

    Leicester get going in a hurry and have a shot at leveling the scores after just a minute!

  12. Kick-offpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2017

    Exeter 6-3 Leicester

    Sandy ParkImage source, Rex Features

    We are back up and running!

  13. Postpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2017

    HT: Exeter 6-3 Leicester

    Leicester players are first out and we are just moments away from action getting back under way.

  14. Saints to start fresh in 2018published at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2017

    On the subject of last night, it was a rough one for Northampton.

    It seems that a new beginning under Alan Gaffney can't come soon enough for Saints.

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    Alan Gaffney's fresh approach as interim director of rugby at Northampton will lift the players, says centre Rob Horne.

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  15. Mileage warning for Quins teenager Smithpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2017

    England boss Eddie Jones is casting his eye over things today at Sandy Park.

    So far he has seen Luke Cowan-Dickie, a player pushing for more international recognition, leave the field injured.

    Jack Nowell also copped a heavy hit, but has carried on.

    Last night, however, Jones would have been heartened by the punch that Harlequins teenager Marcus Smith provided in their 50-21 win over Northampton.

    Mileage warning for Quins teenager Smith

    Harlequins boss John Kingston says they must "put the right mileage" on teenage fly-half Marcus Smith after a heavy schedule.

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  16. 'A fascinating half'published at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2017

    Exeter 6-3 Leicester

    John Lockyer
    Former Exeter Chiefs captain on BBC Radio Devon

    Exeter v LeicesterImage source, Getty Images

    The first 20 minutes saw a lot of handling errors; the weather didn't help, but it's started to dry out now.

    It's been a fascinating half, though. Exeter have had more chances, but Leicester have the breeze in their favour in the second half.

  17. Half-timepublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2017

    Exeter 6-3 Leicester

    That exchange in the lead up to Gareth Steenson's penalty summed up the first half neatly. Messy.

    First they knocked on in Leicester's 22, then at the resulting scrum they win a penalty.

  18. Penalty (Steenson)published at 39 mins

    Exeter 6-3 Leicester

    Gareth Steenson kicks a penaltyImage source, Rex Features

    But wait!

    Exeter have their chance to lead at the break. Another scrum penalty in their favour, and this time it is Gareth Steenson who tees up and slots the points.

  19. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Exeter 3-3 Leicester

    Henry Slade and Jack Nowell combine wonderfully for Exeter, but the ball goes loose again. This time it is Don Armand who knocks on.

  20. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Exeter 3-3 Leicester

    Leicester have some big boys making carries - Logovi'i Mulipola and Sione Kalamafoni, but they may as well be running into a brick wall.

    They are struggling to get beyond the gain line.

    A box-kick is easily gathered and Exeter blast up field!