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Wednesday , September 9 2026

Premiership: Bristol Bears 52-38 Exeter Chiefs

Bristol Bears kept up the pressure on Bath at the top of the Premiership with a thrilling 52-38 win over Exeter Chiefs at Ashton Gate in a game of 14 tries.

The game’s first quarter saw a flood of tries as Bears secured a bonus point in 16 minutes, the second quickest time a bonus point has been picked up in Premiership history, narrowly failing to beat Northampton’s record of 14 minutes.

Jack Bates got the scoring started on the way to grabbing a hat-trick, while James Williams scored twice and Benhard Janse van Rensburg also went over for the Bears in an electrifying start.

But Chiefs picked up a bonus point by half-time too thanks to tries from Martin Moloney, Henry Slade, Dafydd Jenkins and Josh Hodge.

The match also saw a referee’s decision broadcast over a stadium public address system in the Premiership for the first time when Karl Dickson sent off Bristol’s Argentina back row Santiago Grondona before the break.

But despite having a man advantage for the majority of the match, Chiefs could not deal with Bristol’s work rate as they were beaten for the 10th time this season.

More to follow.


BBC News

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