Exeter 34-18 Glasgow: Henry Slade among Chiefs try scorers in bonus-point victory

Tom O'Flaherty goes over for the last of Exeter's four tries

Exeter demonstrated their desire for European success as they took command of their Champions Cup pool with a dominant 34-18 win over Glasgow Warriors.

Nick Grigg's early try put Glasgow in front before Joe Simmonds' penalty and a Jonny Hill touchdown saw the Chiefs go ahead in a full-throttle opening to the game.

Two Adam Hastings penalties gave the visitors a half-time lead, but Exeter dominated after the break.

Tries by Henry Slade, Sam Simmonds and Tom O'Flaherty carried them out of reach before George Turner's late consolation for their Scottish visitors.

The bonus-point win put Exeter six points clear at the top of Pool Two ahead of Sale's clash with La Rochelle on Sunday.

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The result backed up Exeter's impressive victory in France seven days earlier to give a further boost to the Chiefs' hopes of converting domestic dominance into European success.

They have only once made it out of a Champions Cup pool, but have now begun a campaign with two successive wins for just the second time as they prepare for back-to-back games with Sale next month.

Glasgow impress in opening period

Glasgow coach Dave Rennie saw his side reach the interval with a three-point lead

Glasgow started the game superbly with Sam Johnson and George Horne combining in the first minute to reach within a metre of the Exeter line as the home side battled to keep the Warriors at bay.

But Dave Rennie's men did not have to wait long for the first score as Tommy Seymour's powerful run saw him bundle over O'Flaherty before feeding Grigg, who went over under the posts.

Simmonds replied with a penalty before his brother Sam broke through the Warriors lines, only to be held up by excellent Glasgow defence.

But it was Exeter who started to gain control - a break was ruled out after Henry Slade cynically blocked a defender, but the hosts went ahead after 27 minutes in typical Chiefs style.

Having kicked to the corner they went through a couple of phases on the Glasgow line before Hill forced his way over.

But it was Glasgow who went into the break ahead thanks to two Hastings penalties as Glasgow took advantage of Exeter errors.

Slade sparks Exeter charge

It was a different story after the break with Exeter going ahead two minutes after the restart as Sam Johnson's knock-on gave up possession and England teammates Jack Nowell and Slade combined to send the centre over after the winger's jinking feet opened up a gap midway in the Warriors half.

Ten minutes later Exeter were out of sight as a catch and drive from a five-metre lineout saw Sam Simmonds charge over into the left corner as his brother Joe added the extras from a tough angle.

It got better for the hosts as Nowell again found space in a tight area before feeding the ball to the Exeter backs where Slade - in similar fashion to his kick for Jonny May when England beat Australia in the World Cup quarter-final - booted a low kick down the left wing to allow the sprinting O'Flaherty to dive on it ahead of Ali Price.

Glasgow's outside hopes of getting something out of the game were dashed with 13 minutes to go when Kieran McDonald was yellow-carded after television replays showed him shoulder-charging Exeter replacement Jannes Kirsten.

Even when Glasgow did have great territory they failed to use it.

Exeter went down to 14 men after Sam Simmonds was yellow carded as they struggled to contain the Scots on their own line, but Pete Horne passed into the grateful arms of Chiefs replacement Jack Maunder as they went for the corner and the chance was over.

It summed up Glasgow's second half - mistakes when they needed to be perfect - although they did trouble the scorers in the final minute as Turner went over on the right after Johnson's pass following another spell on the Chiefs line.

Hogg fails to shine against former teammates

Stuart Hogg left the field after an hour against his former club

All eyes were on Stuart Hogg before the game as Exeter's marquee summer signing faced his old club.

Every time Scotland's star full-back got his hands on the ball the anticipation rose at Sandy Park in just his second appearance in front of his new set of home fans.

But the hype did not match the reality - Hogg's first touch ended in a forward pass which gave Glasgow field position for their first try.

He saw little of the ball as he continued to adjust to new systems and plays after almost a decade in Glasgow, and while his kicking game was praised by director of rugby Rob Baxter, there was also an admission that there is much more to come from their star man.

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter told BBC Sport:

"I'm obviously delighted. We showed some real composure to do what we did in the second half, there was a little bit of a hill to climb there with that early try.

"We actually had to fight today, we had to show a lot of the good qualities and the players really got their heads around things at half time about what was really required.

"The important thing is I think we're growing in stature and we're growing in maturity.

"The players who have been front-end performers for us are now coming into their mid-20s and we're starting to grow in experience and stature."

Glasgow Warriors head coach Dave Rennie told BBC Sport:

"We made a couple of errors, we had trouble exiting, lost the kicking battle, I thought they kicked really well, trapped us down there and got rewarded for it.

"We put pressure on ourselves because we didn't kick well enough, we overplayed a handful of times where we've gone three, four or five phases and we haven't got what we wanted and it's actually OK to put it over the sideline and start again.

"It's something we need to be better in because we battled second half last week in the same situation."

Exeter: Hogg; Nowell, Slade, Whitten, O'Flaherty; Simmonds, White; Hepburn, Yeandle, Williams, Dennis, Hill, Ewers, Vermeulen, Simmonds

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Moon, Street, Kirsten, Armand, Maunder, Steenson, Hill

Glasgow Warriors: Seymour, Tagive, Grigg, Johnson, Van der Merwe, Hastings, G Horne; Kebble, Brown, Z Fagerson, Harley, Cummings, Wilson, Fusaro, M Fagerson.

Replacements: Turner, Allan, Rae, McDonald, Gordon, Ali Price, P Horne, Steyn.