Pat Lam said the Ashton Gate crowd had been let down.
“That’s the hardest thing, at the end of the day we play for our crowd and I’m disappointed for them,” the Bristol DoR said. “I’m pleased so many showed up but that’s not good enough for our crowd.

“I’m not happy. All we can do is regroup and go again next week. A lot of it was chances we didn’t take. Exeter had a few and they took them.”

Exeter head coach Ali Hepher praised two-try winger Olly Woodburn and said he was an example to others.

“Olly is working hard and he has got himself in the best condition I’ve ever seen him in,” he s...