Vermeulen double inspires Exeter to emphatic victory against Gloucester

28/04/2024 18:21

• Gloucester 17-38 Exeter
• Playoff chasers score five tries in bonus-point win

A glance at the teamsheet suggested this might be a difficult afternoon for Gloucester, and so it proved. Exeter's international contingent, led by the Wales captain, Dafydd Jenkins, and spearheaded by virtuoso displays from England's Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Henry Slade, maintained their playoff hopes with a bonus-point victory.

Slade kicked 13 points – a perfect six out of six – and contributed stylishly to a fluid attacking display from Rob Baxter's side, who scored five tries. Jacques Vermeulen got two, one in each half, while Dan John and Olly Woodburn crossed before the break and Feyi-Waboso sealed the bonus point after it.