Gareth Steenson kicked 19 points and Exeter ran in five tries to bounce back from last weekend's defeat by Newcastle to overrun London Irish in a 44-24 win at Sandy Park. Exeter dominated the opening 40 minutes to lead 30-3 at the break with tries from Carl Rimmer, Henry Slade and Damian Welch. Steenson added three conversions and three penalties with Irish replying with a Shane Geraghty penalty. It took 15 minutes for Exeter to add to their score and then crossed for two tries in as many minutes through Welch and Don Armand, both converted by Steenson. Irish scored three late tries thanks to Blair Cowan (two) and Andrew Fenby, with Geraghty adding the extras.
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Exeter run in five tries and Gareth Steenson kicks 19 points as Chiefs thrash London Irish
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Perfect response to last week's defeat by Newcastle
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Carl Rimmer, Henry Slade, Damian Welch (two) and Don Armand crossed for Exeter
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Irish scored late tried through Blair Cowan (two) and Andrew Fenby
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Damian Welch dives over for one of @placeholder' five tries against London Irish
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Carl Rimmer of @placeholder dives over for his side's opening try at Sandy Park
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Irish started the second half brightly but when the Chiefs regained control, 15 minutes after the restart, they secured a try-scoring bonus point with @placeholder crossing for his second touchdown with Steenson converting from the touchline.