Bath gain revenge on Exeter to win 11-try thriller

Bath made it two wins out of two in the new Prem season as they gained a degree of revenge for losing to Exeter Chiefs in last season's semi-final.

The two sides produced another thrilling game, just as they did three months ago, exchanging 11 tries as the all-out attack approach to the new season continued.

The hosts scored four tries to have a bonus point in the bag by the break as Cameron Redpath, Bernard van der Linde, Dan du Preez and Finn Russell all scored to put them 26-10 ahead.

Stephen Varney and Jack Yeandle had got Exeter's first-half scores, before Josh Iosefa-Scott and two great tries from England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso turned the match on its head within 15 minutes of the restart.

But Varney gave up a penalty try for a deliberate knock-on and Ted Hill's effort took the game beyond their opponents, although Harvey Skinner kicked a late penalty to ensure the visitors came away from a second consecutive defeat with two bonus points.

The last meeting between the pair at the same venue is a match that will be remembered forever as the Chiefs came from 16 points down at half-time to win their Prem semi-final by a single point.

That defeat dethroned Bath as champions and they were looking ruthless as they grabbed two early tries.

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