Exeter swept aside Newcastle 48-13 to set up a semi-final showdown with Gloucester in the inaugural European Challenge Cup . The Chiefs outscored their opponents six tries to one at Sandy Park , with a David Ewers score and a penalty try helping the home side into a 17-6 half-time lead . Exeter then added further tries through Thomas Waldrom , Byron McGuigan , Sam Hill and Dean Mumm after the break , with outclassed Newcastle only able to respond with a 68th-minute effort from Chris Harris and eight points from the boot of Tom Catterick . Carl Rimmer of Exeter Chiefs is tackled by Newcastle Falcons ' Dom Barrow during match at Sandy Park . Exeter 's Thomas Waldrom stretches over for a try during the European Rugby Challenge Cup match . The victory means Exeter will take on Gloucester at Kingsholm in two weeks ' time for a place in the final against either Newport Gwent Dragons or the winner of Sunday 's London Irish-Edinburgh encounter . The hosts made a number of changes from the side that lost 25-18 at Leicester in the Premiership last weekend with McGuigan , Ben Moon , Tomas Francis and Tom James being drafted in . The Chiefs were also forced into a late change with Damian Welch pulling-up in the warm-up so Ben White was promoted from the bench to play in the back row , skipper Mumm moved into the second row and Sam Skinner added to the replacements . Newcastle , who lost 46-17 to Exeter in the Premiership last month , started with two changes in the backs from the side that narrowly lost at London Irish with Juan Pablo Socino in the centre and Harris on the right wing . Both defences were tested in the opening 10 minutes but it was Exeter who made the first breakthrough just before the quarter-hour . Dave Ewers of Exeter Chiefs ( centre ) makes a break during his side 's 48-13 victory against the Falcons . After the Falcons were forced to touch down over their own line , Exeter broke off the back of the five-metre scrum and Ewers barged over the line . Slade added the extras from out wide on the right and the Chiefs were under way . Exeter increased their advantage midway through the half when wing Matt Jess , who was on course to score from a loose ball , was pulled back twice off the ball by full-back Alex Tait . Referee Marius Mitrea had no hesitation in awarding a penalty try - which Slade converted - and Tait went to the sin-bin . Newcastle kept the Chiefs at bay while they were a man down and when they were back to full strength the visitors were awarded a penalty 12 metres out in front of the posts , which fly-half Catterick slotted over to get his side off the mark . Slade and Catterick then swapped penalties to leave Exeter with an 11-point lead at the interval . Dan Temm of Newcastle Falcons tackles Thomas Waldrom during the quarter-final encounter . That soon became 18 points as just 45 seconds after the restart Ewers broke from inside his own half , shrugged off a couple of half tackles , before offloading to number eight Waldrom to stretch for the line . Slade converted and , 12 minutes later , added his second penalty from 30 metres out to make it 27-6 . The Chiefs ' fourth try came just before the hour-mark when Will Chudley chipped over the head of the defence and into the arms of McGuigan to go over , with Slade again adding the conversion . The Falcons may have looked down and out but Harris rounded a couple of forwards to score a breakaway try under the posts with Catterick converting to cut the deficit to 34-13 . However , the Chiefs replied immediately through Hill to help restore their advantage and then Hill turned provider for Mumm to score the Chiefs ' sixth and final try , with replacement fly-half Gareth Steenson converting both to cap a one-sided triumph .
Exeter and Gloucester will go head-to-head for place in inaugural final . Winner will face either Newport Gwent Dragons , London Irish or Newcastle . David Ewers helped his side into a 17-6 half-time lead .