EXET
No.Name
15Phil Dollman, FB
14James Short, W
T
13Henry Slade, C
12Ian Whitten, C
11Olly Woodburn, W
10Gareth Steenson, FH
9Nic White, SH
1Alec Hepburn, P
2Luke Cowan-Dickie, H
3Harry Williams, P
4Mitch Lees, L
5Jonny Hill, L
6Don Armand, FL
7Matt Kvesic, FL
8Thomas Waldrom, N8
Replacements
16Jack Yeandle, R
17Ben Moon, R
18Tomas Francis, R
19Sam Skinner, R
20Sam Simmonds, R
21Will Chudley, R
22Sam Hill, R
23Jack Nowell, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Sandy Park
5:30 PM, December 10, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'8-18 End of second half
79'Into the last two minutes and Leinster clinging onto the ball with ease, still making the hard yards
78'Tick tock. Leinster slow it down at the scrum and win the freekick, scrum called again
76'Into the last five minutes and Leinster are slowing the game down with a ten point lead
73'Substitute on - Jordan Larmour , Leinster
73'Player substituted - Isa Nacewa , Leinster
72'Player substituted - Ian Whitten , Exeter Chiefs
72'Substitute on - Sam Hill , Exeter Chiefs
72'Player substituted - Nic White , Exeter Chiefs
72'Substitute on - Will Chudley , Exeter Chiefs
72'Substitute on - James Ryan , Leinster
72'Player substituted - Scott Fardy , Leinster
72'Substitute on - Jamison Gibson-Park , Leinster
72'Player substituted - Luke McGrath , Leinster
72'Player substituted - Tadhg Furlong , Leinster
72'Substitute on - Michael Bent , Leinster
72'8-18 Conversion - Isa Nacewa , Leinster
72'Substitute on - Ross Byrne , Leinster
72'Player substituted - Johnny Sexton , Leinster
71'TRY! Cronin powers over from a metre out
71'8-16 Try - Jack Conan , Leinster
70'39 phases later...
69'Attritional stuff here. Phase after phase of big caries repelled by the Chiefs
67'Ringrose carries well into the 22, can Leinster break down a resilient Chiefs defence?
66'Woodburn makes a mistake as he kicks out on the full. Hands Leinster an attacking lineout just outside the 22
66'Player substituted - Jonny Hill , Exeter Chiefs
66'Substitute on - Sam Skinner , Exeter Chiefs
62'8-11 Penalty goal - Isa Nacewa , Leinster
61'Penalty to Leinster metres from the line. The clock stops as Sexton is down receiving treatment
59'Now Exeter holding strong in their 22 and Leinster looking short of ideas
58'Chiefs knock a high kick on and Leinster are up to the 22. That try looks to have woken them up again
56'Player substituted - Luke Cowan-Dickie , Exeter Chiefs
56'Substitute on - Jack Yeandle , Exeter Chiefs
54'TRY! Short makes the most of the Leinster defence flying up! Finally
54'8-8 Try - James Short , Exeter Chiefs
53'Exeter need a spark and Simmonds has come on hoping to be that. They win the penalty straight away at the scrum
53'Player substituted - Sean Cronin , Leinster
53'Substitute on - Fergus McFadden , Leinster
53'Substitute on - Jack McGrath , Leinster
53'Player substituted - Cian Healy , Leinster
52'Kearney hoists it high in the air and Henshaw tackles Slade and the ball spills into touch. From nowhere Leinster have a solid attacking foundation
52'Player substituted - Thomas Waldrom , Exeter Chiefs
52'Substitute on - Sam Simmonds , Exeter Chiefs
50'Chiefs have failed to make any headway with the extra man, if anything Leinster have remained the better team
48'Poite again intervening. People aren't here to watch the referee...
48'A scrappy passage of play ends with White smashing it downfield and it bounces kindly out of play in the Leinster 22
47'Then Leinster win the penalty, a big hold once again. Very unlike the Chiefs with little invention going forwards
47'Player substituted - Harry Williams , Exeter Chiefs
47'Substitute on - Tomas Francis , Exeter Chiefs
47'Player substituted - Alec Hepburn , Exeter Chiefs
47'Substitute on - Ben Moon , Exeter Chiefs
46'Leinster again holding firm for now, Exeter forwards trying but making little ground
44'Chiefs' maul takes them to the try line but it's short and not coming out so they get the put in
44'Substitute on - James Tracy , Leinster
44'Player substituted - Fergus McFadden , Leinster
43'Steenson kicks it into the corner
43'Sean Cronin is given a yellow for the high tackle
43'Nowell breaks down the line and is hauled down around the neck. Could well be a card on the way here, perhaps a penalty try too
43'Substitute on - Josh van der Flier , Leinster
43'Player substituted - Rhys Ruddock , Leinster
43'Yellow card - Sean Cronin , Leinster
42'Short collects McGrath's boxkick and makes some nice yardage into the Leinster half
41'Sexton gets the second half underway
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41'3-8 End of first half
40'McGrath kicks clear and Cheifs will have a final attack from the lineout
40'A big scrum from Leinster this time. They take their time with some forward carries and will be happy to take it to halftime.
40'3-8 Start of second half
39'The Chiefs knock on and Leinster celebrate like they have scored. A huge hold from the Irish side
38'Into the 16th phase and the Chiefs are still where they started, Leinster defending well
36'It squirms out the scrum and the Cheifs forwards are having a go at the Leinster line
35'Chiefs get their shove on at the maul. It's held up so they go back to the 5m for a scrum. Exeter finally getting a foothold in the game
34'Chiefs this time win the penalty at the scrum. Slade uses his left boot to take it right into the Leinster 22
32'3-8 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Leinster
31'Poite has used the TMO five times in the opening half an hour...
31'After a long look White is given just a talking to and Leinster get the penalty bang in front of the posts
31'Poite again intervenes and goes to the TMO for a no arm tackle from White
31'White clears but it only goes up to the 22 and Leinster are back on the attack
30'Leinster pounce on the loose ball and McGrath is nearly through. He grubbers ahead but the ball rolls out of play on the Exeter 5
28'Chiefs throw it away again at the lineout though and Leinster get the put in on their 22
27'The first round of kick tennis is won by the Cheifs. Leinster are offside and Steenson kicks the penalty deep into Leinster territory. Exeter also back up to the full 15
27'Substitute on - Jack Nowell , Exeter Chiefs
27'Player substituted - Tomas Francis , Exeter Chiefs
25'3-5 Penalty goal - Gareth Steenson , Exeter Chiefs
24'The Chiefs finally escape their half and are awarded a penalty just inside the ten. Steenson asks for the tee
21'TRY! Surely no chalking this one off. Sexton crosses over into the corner after his earlier chip opened up the space
21'0-5 Try - Johnny Sexton , Leinster
19'Chiefs almost steal it at the next lineout too but Hill just knocks it on and we have another scrum. The Chiefs won't mind the clock ticking down like this
18'Somehow Chiefs turn it over as the sleet begins to fall. White takes his team out of the 22 with a tidy boxkick
17'Dollman meanwhile looks to have run his race and is going off clutching his ribs
17'They go wide from the scrum but Nacewa is bundled into touch, but they have yet another penalty and Williams is sent to the bin. Leinster cranking up the pressure
17'Player substituted - Phil Dollman , Exeter Chiefs
17'Substitute on - Tomas Francis , Exeter Chiefs
17'Yellow card - Harry Williams , Exeter Chiefs
16'Penalty to Leinster at the scrum and Poite gives the Chiefs a talking to
15'McGrath dives for the posts but drops it just short. Leinster had the advantage so Poite goes back to that, they bravely take the scrum
14'Strange again there from the TMO and referee. The TMO wants to award the try but Poite overturns and gives Leinster a scrum
13'Another possible try. This time Toner may have scored after Chiefs fluffed their lines at the lineout. Over to the TMO once again
13'Sexton pings a perfect kick right into the corner, an early tester for the Chiefs normally reliant lineout
11'Chiefs have started slowly which is unlike them. The wind hasn't helped and they've struggled to clear their lines
10'Sexton pushes it wide of the right post
9'Poite goes back to an earlier offence and awards Leinster the penalty. Sexton calls for the tee about 40m out
7'Romain Poite has been the busiest man so far on the pitch. Blows up again at the resulting scrum...
6'Exeter clear their lines and win a scrum from the next defensive phase. Big let off for the home side
5'Wow. Not given, hard to tell there but the referee goes with the defending team
5'TRY! McGrath scores in style after a Nacewa and Sexton break. The TMO will check first however to ensure Sexton wasn't in touch
3'A classic Sexton loop around sees Nacewa go through on the wing but he chips it through and it's collected by Dollman
2'A big hit from Steenson sends a Leinster runner flying and really gets the crowd going
1'Woodburn gets to the kickoff and Exeter drive it forwards. But Leinster stand strong and hold up the ball in the next phase. First scrum of the evening
1'Kickoff! Steenson gets us underway with a kick high into the sky
1'The teams are out onto the pitch at Sandy Park. No snow to worry about, but it's mild and there's a bit of a breeze
1'The teams are as expected. Henry Slade is back in the 13 shirt, while Jack Nowell is back on the bench. For Leinster Sexton continues at 10 while Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose are back in the centres.
1'Hello and welcome to ESPN's coverage of Exeter vs. Leinster, a top of the table clash in Pool 3. No snow to worry about in Devon.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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