Luke Arscott 6 - Started well before being sacrificed for Robinson’s power

Tom Arscott 7 - A threat when given the ball – wonderful improvisation led to Norton’s try

Luke Eves 7 - Got things going in attack but perhaps could have been more selfless when team-mates were in good positions

Star man - Junior Fatialofa 8 - Made things happen for Bristol and deserved his try before hobbling off late on

Dan Norton 7 - Underlined his burgeoning status as a top finisher with another predatory effort

Adrian Jarvis 7 - Kicked superbly – except for unfortunate chip that led to Exeter’s first try

Jason Spice (capt) 6 - Tried to rally his troops but never really hit his stride

Mark Irish 7 - Performed well against powerful opposite number Tui

David Blaney 6 - Solid performance – unfortunate that last line-out proved so crucial

Wayne Thompson 6 - Battled well before making way for Crompton after 50 minutes

Mariano Sambucetti 6 - Wholehearted effort against a powerful and pumped-up Exeter pack

Roy Winters 7 - Excellent work-rate from the club captain

Iain Grieve 6 - Put in a lot of effort before suffering injury 12 minutes from the time

James Merriman 6 - Got all over the pitch but was not as effective as in his last home outing

Dan Montagu 6 - Did some very good things but was also kept quiet for lengthy periods

 

Replacements

Lee Robinson 6 (for L Arscott, 50); James Phillips 6 (for Sambucetti, 50); Darren Crompton 6 (for Thompson, 50); Redford Pennycook (for Grieve, 68); Mark Davies (for Fatialofa, 72); Robbie Shaw (for Spice, 76). Not used: Ollie Hayes.

 

Exeter Chiefs

Emyr Lewis 6

Matt Jess 7

Phil Dollman 7

Matt Cornwell 8

Paul McKenzie 7

Gareth Steenson 8

Clive Stuart-Smith 6

Brett Sturgess 7

Neil Clark 7

Hoani Tui 7

Tom Hayes (capt) 7

James Hanks 6

Chad Slade 6

James Scaysbrook 7

Richie Baxter 7

 

Replacements

Mark Foster 6 (for McKenzie, 50); Haydn Thomas 7 (for Stuart-Smith, 50); Tom Johnson 6 (for Slade, 56); Simon Alcott 7 (for Clark, 58); Ruaidhri Murphy (for Tui, 76); Sean Tomes (for Hanks, 76). Not used: Danny Gray.

 

At a glance

3 mins: Steenson penalty – 0-3

8 mins: Steenson penalty – 0-6

17 mins: Cornwell try, Steenson conversion – 0-13

26 mins: Jarvis penalty – 3-13

32 mins: Jarvis penalty – 6-13

40+1 mins: Steenson penalty – 6-16

40+4 mins: Baxter try, Steenson conversion – 6-23

54 mins: Jarvis penalty – 9-23

58 mins: Fatialofa try, Jarvis conversion – 16-23

63 mins: Norton try, Jarvis conversion – 23-23

65 mins: Dollman try – 23-28

71 mins: Jarvis penalty – 26-28

75 mins: Alcott try, Steenson conversion – 26-35

 

Stats (Bristol first)

17 Penalties awarded 7

14/16 Lineouts won 10/11

11 Handling errors 4

6/6 Kicks at goal 6/7

 

Yellow cards

None

 

Referee

Lyr ap Geraint-Roberts . . . awarded 17 penalties against Exeter and could, perhaps, have reached for a yellow card.

 

Attendance: 6,895

Atmosphere: 7

Entertainment: 8