At long last Chiefs make it to rugby’s Hillary Step

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Power: Sam Simmonds scores Exeter’s second try

EXETER Chiefs, anonymous fourth tier trundlers back in 1995 when the Heineken Cup was launched, booked their place in the 25th anniversary final in splendid style with this impressive win over a Toulouse team of all the talents.
A four-try performance of increasing authority and elan deserved a full house at Sandy Park. Did it ever. Alas that was denied, but the cheers of fans were echoing around Devon last night from Lynton to Plymouth and Axminster to Okehampton. And indeed further afield. Exet...

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