Premiership

Chiefs end record run to storm back on top

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The Rugby Paper Team
23 December 2018

By NICK CAIN

Charge down: Luke Cowan-Dickie falls over the line for Exeter’s first try
PICTURES: Getty Images

EXETER ended Saracens 22-match unbeaten record that stretched back to last April with a second-half display of such blood and thunder that the English champions were left groggy on the canvas.
Sandy Park’s full house was in ecstasy as three tries in the final quarter from steaming forward drives saw the Chiefs bump Saracens from the top of the table.
The first saw Harry Williams rumble over after a strong cut inside by Ollie Devoto, and with Gareth Steenson converti...

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