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00:00Last week, they've sharpened their tools, been ultra-focused, and they're not struggling for energy.
00:08Craig Maxwell Key's first Prem game in 2026.
00:12He actually looked up to this fixture in October, which was won by the Chiefs.
00:17Hamish Schmails and Mike Hudson have the flags.
00:20Our TMO is Stuart Terridge.
00:22And Christian Wade, if you were with us earlier for the pre-game show,
00:25you'll know that he's got his swanky boots on tonight as he chases down Chris Ashton's record.
00:32Ashi, who's here to shout him along.
00:36And off we go.
00:38Newcastle in the black, Chiefs in the white.
00:41And the first take for the imperious Andrea Zamboni.
00:45I think maybe on my shortlist for one of the players of the season, not just for his club, but
00:50for Italy as well.
00:53Stephen Varney, another Italian test player, to Elliot Obattu-Yimbo.
01:00And his brother, Harrison Obattu-Yimbo, enjoying playing, starting together for the first time over the last few weeks.
01:07And both were fabulous last weekend at Franklin's Gardens.
01:21Brett Connan, with the kick.
01:24150th first game for him tonight, 150th a week ago in the East Midlands.
01:31He's at a really interesting point in his Newcastle Red Bulls career, I would say.
01:35Played so many games, as you've said.
01:37You'd imagine that's a position in which they'll be aggressively recruiting in the next 6 or 18 months.
01:42He'll want to stake a claim.
01:44Line-out taken by Oscar Asha.
01:47Back from injury, a local boy who's grabbed his opportunity well this season.
01:51Lift it.
01:55And there's no advantage.
01:57Jimmy Root's putting his shoulder into it.
02:01Richard Palferman peeling himself off this lovely artificial surface.
02:06And we will have a Chiefs scrub.
02:08It was nearly quite nice, that, wasn't it?
02:11Benitez-Cruz actually went blind.
02:13Chiefs weren't quite expecting it.
02:15There was a nice ball back inside to Palferman.
02:17But...
02:17Just stability, please.
02:19Hands didn't quite do the job.
02:26Jimmy Root's on the tight head tonight in his red scrum cap.
02:30Picked to start ahead of the Georgian Bacchukhi Chumbadza.
02:33Big Josh Josefa Scott still nursing a toe injury.
02:39So Sio and Yendel and Roots against Groppelbank, McGuigan and Palferman.
02:54Newcastle held their ground.
02:55And they did more than hold their ground.
02:57And the Chiefs were scrambling to get it away in the end.
02:59Ripped up by Wilrick.
03:01And now Roots, Usher, gratification from Craig Maxwell-Keys for getting out carefully,
03:12Abato Yimbo came in, the ball remains Devon ball however, Rigg and now Olly Woodburn,
03:20and Chiefs finding Campbell-Riddle taken on again by Rigg, playing against the team tonight,
03:28he'll be playing for next season, amongst those who will be part of Newcastle as the revolution really does roll
03:36into gear.
03:39Nick Lilley is the outside centre in the absence of Henry Slade tonight for Exeter, England under 20 centre.
03:48Talking up by Tuwema, he's replacing Daveth Jenkins this evening and Zambanin once again,
03:54and Chiefs just beginning to play the drums for the first time.
03:56Yes, really nice, the shape that they've got, the amount of reloading is brilliant,
04:02the work way to get round the corner and stretch Newcastle Red Bulls.
04:06And sometimes you wonder, are they going anywhere?
04:08But actually, by going through multi-faces, this is number 10.
04:12Newcastle Red Bulls have given that penalty advantage in Exeter,
04:15and now perhaps play with a little bit more freedom.
04:20Tuwema, and then Skinner, oh!
04:24Running from Rigg, as he will do, Zambanin, and they have engineered their way up to the 22,
04:31and again, Will Rigg, how busy has he been over the opening four minutes?
04:37This is Scott Seahout.
04:40Two balls! Three balls!
04:43Two balls! Three balls!
04:44Two balls!
04:44Two balls! Three balls!
04:44Oh, this is going nowhere, lads.
04:51It's just seven from me.
04:53just interested to watch
04:55keep my eye on Ollie Woodburn
04:57this pass is a 5 out of 10
04:59but it gets it done
05:00but actually he resources one break down over the top of Riddle
05:03and watch him, this is your full back by the way
05:05his mate is completely isolated
05:07he's straight off his feet
05:08great attitude, great work rate
05:10but a phase later he was taking the ball in the 15 metre channel
05:14on the other side of the field
05:15you think well we're not in the realms of fitness yet
05:18no one's tired yet
05:19we are in the realms of mindset
05:20Chiefs look switched on
05:22there you go
05:26tip of the line
05:31five minutes gone
05:32Jack Yandel a quick wipe of the face
05:34the club captain, team captain
05:36tonight in charge with
05:38Jenkins missing
05:39first attacking throw and taken to Zambadin quickly
05:43and Varney spreads it wide to that man
05:45to the full back
05:45Woodburn and Lily almost through
05:49Chiefs really stretching things going
05:51beyond that right hand post
05:52from the line out on to the left
05:54and now stretching it far right
05:55with Paul Brown-Bampo
05:59that's how to make the most of the space you engineer
06:04really nicely done from Chiefs they were helped out by the Newcastle Red Bulls who didn't go up at the
06:09line out
06:10gave them easy set piece ball
06:12not too far from their own try line
06:14it's it's a difficult gamble
06:17but actually it's wide passes
06:18so many defenders taken out by the first pass
06:21and keep your eye on how many defenders are taken out by this pass as well
06:24it's wide
06:25it's get it gone
06:26loads of guys holding up defenders
06:28wide pass, wide pass, bang
06:30they just can't get their spacing in time
06:32Newcastle Red Bulls
06:34pre-planned I'm sure
06:35really nicely executed
06:37and an easy finish
06:38for a man in form
06:39are you okay with time?
06:41well he got the fourth try
06:42the bonus point securing try against the Sharks
06:45six days ago
06:46how well is he playing
06:48as much as the Chiefs would love to have Manny Fea Woboso fit again
06:51and he's not far away
06:53in Paul Brown-Bampo
06:55they have a proper marauder on the wing outs
06:57they really do
06:58the finishing is great
06:59but have a look at this
07:00this tackle is made by
07:02the winger
07:03they've got so wide from that first phase
07:06and if they could have got a quicker ruck
07:08they'd have scored this even easier
07:09so now you've got a whole back line
07:11of forwards trying to defend backs
07:13just with Obati Imbo on the edge
07:16that is accuracy
07:17that is deliberate
07:18and efficient rugby
07:20at its best
07:21lovely flat pass from Skinner
07:23as well off his left hand
07:27kind of easy to overlook those things sometimes
07:29but it had to be perfect
07:30and it was
07:30and I tell you what
07:31that little restart take then
07:33and a wobbly windy kick
07:34Paul Brown-Bampo took that
07:35unexpectedly quite low
07:37but above his head
07:38that was awkward
07:39that's an easy one to drop
07:44turned up at the ground a few hours ago
07:46there was a nasty northerly wind
07:49blowing from
07:50I think left to right
07:52Ugo suggesting it might have switched
07:54but anyway
07:55we'll work out which way it's blowing
07:57but it's blowing quite strong
08:00Mark
08:01straight up
08:03and back we come
08:05I tell you what
08:06some of the violence in some of these tackles
08:08are absolutely brilliant
08:09have a look at this
08:10that is executed perfectly
08:13so it forces Newcastle to then kick the ball
08:16I mean
08:17I mean the arms do come through there
08:19borderline
08:19do they
08:20do they
08:21do they
08:21yeah
08:21hold please
08:22just
08:22you stitched him up
08:24Ugoes
08:26oh no
08:27short and line out
08:29Ross Vincent standing off
08:30so to Greg Fissel out
08:32Vincent
08:33there now to
08:35help recycle the ball
08:36Varney
08:37and then Tuima
08:38and
08:40lovely speed and pace about
08:42Chiefs work at the moment
08:43and it's too quick
08:44for the red balls
08:46who are being forced into penalties
08:47I tell you what
08:48there's a lot of aggressive intent
08:49there's a lot of yes
08:50venom in the tackle
08:51from Jimmy Roots
08:52but there's a lot of venom in the carry
08:55but the passing is accurate
08:56it's really really crisp
08:58it's not speculative
08:59Chiefs are taking some defending
09:02at the moment
09:02they really are
09:03they've got Newcastle stretched
09:08your right arm is clearly on the ground
09:11and you see Ollie Woodburn on the floor
09:12holding on to it
09:13he's not allowed to
09:13but the man trying to nick it
09:15wasn't supporting his own body weight
09:16the whole time as the ruling
09:19well we know what
09:21Yendall and Exeter did
09:22with their last attacking line out
09:26took it from one side of the pitch
09:27to the other
09:28and he gives it some room now
09:30and this is Lily
09:31and he escapes the clutches
09:33and Wade needed to be there
09:34to stop him taking those extra strides
09:37to the try line
09:38and then Red Bulls win it back
09:44and this is Tom Christie
09:45I think it was the work on the floor
09:47of Alex Earl
09:48the centre
09:50he was central to that big defensive effort
09:54Usher
09:5721 year old
09:59born down the road in Darlington
10:03Paul Poltheman told to get out of the way
10:05so the Argentinian Benitez Cruz
10:06could get his kick away
10:08they've borrowed their way out of the hole
10:09but they've done it again
10:10look at the width from this
10:12Newcastle need to be way quicker
10:15and way more aggressive
10:17getting off the line
10:17there is no way
10:19on earth
10:19off first phase
10:20with two passes
10:22as to why your fullback
10:23is making that tackle
10:25the ball's in the air for far too long
10:27but they get another chance now
10:28to defend another Chiefs line-up
10:31run by Hooper
10:33Thistle out
10:33Vincent
10:38Hooper again
10:39but it's another wide pass
10:41he's on to the last two defenders there
10:43from one pass
10:45Vincent
10:46you can see how busy
10:48Newcastle are having to be defensively
10:50at the moment
10:51to try to keep a lid on this
10:55it's just a fast flow of white
10:57not two guys
10:59missed on one
11:00not two
11:00Newcastle not on that occasion
11:03this might be less expansive
11:05let's see
11:06Fissilow on his marks
11:07penalty coming
11:10brilliant clear out
11:12Zambanin takes it up to the line
11:15Varney
11:17Skinner
11:17Skinner with the pass
11:19and the simplest of scores
11:22this time
11:23Cam Riddle
11:24and the Chiefs have got
11:26two in ten minutes
11:30Newcastle Red Bulls
11:31are getting hammered defensively here
11:34the Exeter Chiefs are attacking beautifully
11:35we're seeing repeatedly
11:37it's wide ball after wide ball
11:39flat passes
11:41taking out defender after defender
11:44but Chiefs are being intelligent too
11:46they're keeping it narrow
11:47they're keeping it direct
11:48once or twice
11:49to narrow up that defence
11:50before they move the ball wide
11:52the direct carry from Rigg
11:54narrowed up the defence
11:56then a wide pass to Hooper
11:57takes out four defenders
11:58five defenders
12:00again
12:01narrow close
12:03direct carries
12:04narrow up the defence
12:05aggressive
12:06soak up defenders
12:07move the ball wide
12:08it's beautifully executed
12:10but from a Newcastle Red Bulls point of view
12:12it's just too easy
12:14Harvey Skinner's conversion
12:16is good
12:1712-0
12:18I'll tell you what I really like
12:19about Harvey Skinner
12:20is actually just understanding
12:22where the speed is coming from
12:23he stands still
12:25knowing that Newcastle
12:27are flying off the line
12:28and sometimes
12:29you don't have to put pace
12:30on the ball
12:31allow the defence
12:32to rush up onto you
12:33and then use your hands
12:35to do everything
12:36was that forwards
12:38it was certainly a question
12:39that the TMO Stuart Terridge
12:41was invited to look at
12:42you will have heard him say
12:43it wasn't clear
12:44I think the ball did go forward
12:46I think his hands went back
12:56McLilly with the restart
13:00Henry Slade tonight
13:01by the way
13:02because he has family business
13:03to attend to back home
13:05Lillie playing his first game
13:07since he came off the bench
13:08in October
13:09in the home win
13:09against Newcastle
13:12fortunately for Elliot
13:13Abato-Yimbo
13:14went backwards
13:20Tom Christie
13:21spent a lot of time
13:23talking about Exeter
13:24so far
13:25what can the Red Bulls
13:26do about that?
13:29Unfortunately for Newcastle
13:30as well
13:3177% of his games
13:32have played in their half
13:33so not really
13:34been able to get out
13:35their attack and flow
13:36just been a case
13:37of trying to secure the ball
13:39and exit
13:40and they'll get another chance
13:41now
13:41let's see if they can make
13:42this contestable
13:45Bambo underneath it
13:47took it well
13:48going backwards
13:50a little bit of
13:53pressure from Harrison
13:54Abato-Yimbo
13:57Harrison the younger
13:58of the two brothers
14:03Varney
14:04Italian Welshman
14:05enjoying his life
14:06back in England
14:07back in the print
14:07and here's Vincent
14:16Tuaima
14:17to Tuaima
14:26really good hustle on the floor
14:27from Newcastle
14:28good aggression
14:31the carry was fine
14:32the carry was fine from Tuaima
14:32but he got
14:33smacked on the spot
14:34all momentum gone
14:36now a week ago
14:38in Northampton
14:39Newcastle were moving this
14:40they were putting it to space
14:42they're struggling to retain the ball
14:43at this point
14:44too much pressure from the Chiefs
14:45exactly the same as yours over there
14:47then we have side entry
14:48to rescue the situation
14:51Craig Maxwell Keyes
14:52second one sees a side entry
14:54to save
14:54very sharp
14:55on players coming in
14:57through the back door
14:58that old phrase
14:59that we were using every minute
15:01about ten years ago
15:02it seemed
15:04well just as Newcastle
15:05put pressure
15:06after the Russi
15:07Tuaima carry on the ground
15:08you don't resource
15:09these breakdowns
15:10through the gate
15:12decent body height
15:13with aggression
15:13you'll get turned over
15:15you'll get knocked backwards
15:16so Chiefs return the favour
15:18what do you think we'll see here
15:20they've gone off the top a lot
15:21and they've scored two trials
15:22off the back of it
15:22Exeter are a great driving side
15:25as well aren't they
15:25first of all
15:26I think if I
15:27at this point
15:28if I was Newcastle
15:28I'd be gambling
15:29and getting off the deck
15:30to force the drill
15:31force the Chiefs
15:31into a good drill
15:32they haven't needed
15:33good line-out drills so far
15:34they can keep it low
15:37but yes they're a good
15:38mauling team
15:38you just wonder
15:39having gone wide
15:40wide wide so often
15:41if this might be
15:42a little bit more direct
15:44Glenn Townsend
15:45very much part of
15:47Chiefs coaching team
15:48around the line-out
15:49these days
15:50and he'll be loving
15:51what he's seeing here
15:52Exeter
15:54that close
15:55to the line-out
15:57black shirts
15:59falling off
16:00and now Lillian Coe
16:03eager for some ball
16:04in space
16:05going to get the ball
16:07out first
16:11ball picked up
16:12to Brown
16:13back
16:13boom
16:15flicked off the floor
16:16into the arms
16:17of the winger
16:18no difference
16:18no difference
16:19if you pop that
16:19half a break now
16:20and Chiefs
16:21wingers between them
16:22have now scored
16:23three tries
16:23and we've been
16:24playing 15 minutes
16:27well you'd be
16:28forgiven if you're
16:28defending
16:30Chiefs from that
16:31line-out for thinking
16:31they're going to
16:32spin the ball
16:32wide again
16:33but you have to
16:34defend the first
16:35threat first
16:36the mauling is good
16:37Jack Yendall gets
16:38his hands on the
16:39ball at the back
16:40of this maul
16:40and once
16:41now it just
16:41starts to cook
16:42they roll it
16:43round to the left
16:44find Newcastle
16:45a bit thinner
16:45infield
16:46once it gets
16:46shifting like that
16:47it's so hard to
16:48stop
16:48Newcastle players
16:49collapse it
16:50illegally
16:51and when Varney
16:52just lobs the
16:53ball off the
16:53floor one-handed
16:54to that man
16:55Paul Brambampo
16:56who can't help
16:57but score at the
16:58moment
16:58again it just
16:59looks so easy
17:00it just looks so
17:01easy for the
17:04Chiefs
17:08conversion falls
17:09short
17:09however
17:1217 points
17:13already
17:13for the
17:14Chiefs
17:17yeah
17:17they're in
17:18absolute
17:18cruise control
17:19I've got to
17:20say
17:21in many regards
17:22I'm thrilled for
17:23Paul Brambampo
17:24he's having another
17:25cracking season
17:26had he not scored
17:27I reckon someone
17:27from Newcastle's
17:28Red Bulls
17:29would have gone
17:29in the bin
17:29that was cynical
17:31and Chiefs
17:32Maul was
17:33motoring
17:33yeah I think
17:34you're right
17:35you're having
17:36conversations with
17:37him at the
17:37moment
17:38he's picking
17:39your brains
17:39on how to
17:40sort out this
17:41wing lark
17:42they're working
17:43aren't they
17:43Nick
17:44scored two
17:45tries
17:45not a 20
17:46minute score
17:47well done
17:47Hoop
17:49forgot to say
17:49it was all
17:50down to you
17:57Red Bulls could do
17:58with a toehold
17:59and Tom Hooper
18:00has given them
18:01one
18:01he won't do that
18:02very often
18:03no he won't
18:05big high class
18:07operator
18:08big reliable ring
18:10Tom Hooper
18:11hell of a signing
18:12no coincidence
18:13there's been a big
18:14uplift at Chiefs
18:15after his arrival
18:16not the only factor
18:17but a big one
18:20Newcastle find
18:20themselves in a
18:21great spot
18:22this is a great
18:23spot
18:23they were fabulous
18:24from here last
18:24week
18:25suddenly
18:26we're only 17-18
18:27minutes in right
18:28and so much of the
18:29excitement we felt
18:30after 80 minutes in
18:31Northampton last week
18:32feels under threat
18:33there's the boot
18:34suit
18:34yeah there are the
18:35boots who want to be
18:36seeing those dancing
18:37over that trial line
18:38they're in prime
18:39position
18:39I'm having a look at
18:41Exeter Chiefs
18:41Skinner hasn't made a
18:42tackle
18:42they've made one tackle
18:44in that backline
18:45make them make tackles
18:46go direct
18:47and get round the corner
18:49get into your game
18:50Beatmans and Hurl
18:51the two centres look
18:52interesting
18:53Obato Yimbo
18:54make that tack for Skinner
18:56make that
18:57fresh wouldn't he
18:58not rolling
19:00Newcastle advantage
19:01Oli Leatherbarrow
19:03early days
19:05down in Exeter
19:06thank you
19:08Gronis
19:09Colin keeping it tight
19:10for the time being
19:11Benitez Cruz
19:13Tuwema
19:14up quickly
19:15allowed Usher to
19:18burgle his way through
19:19Paul Freeman looks
19:21next on the production
19:22line
19:22Conan
19:24this is Beekmans
19:26Exeter have done well
19:28to turn the battlefield
19:29towards the 22
19:30Conan with the kick
19:33that's nowhere near the
19:34target
19:35and the target was
19:36Harrison
19:36Obato Yimbo
19:38however the penalty
19:39was the insurance
19:43that's it
19:46see you on the line
19:48well clear
19:49Simon Benitez Cruz
19:55Tim Capps played against
19:57the Lions last summer
19:58debut against England
19:59on the summer tour
20:02orchestrating things here
20:05to McGuigan
20:06head down
20:08strong shoulders out
20:09ball was lost
20:12and Yendel
20:13sweeps it up
20:15for Exeter
20:19on you now
20:25it's all just a little bit
20:26ropey from Newcastle at the
20:28moment contrasting with what
20:29you enjoyed from them a week
20:31ago David
20:31it is roping in McGuigan
20:33they've got a high class
20:34ball carry but it's
20:35lateral it's easy
20:36it's easy to tackle
20:37and then you've got
20:38Brockelbank I think
20:39piling in not quite
20:40keeping an eye on where
20:41the ball is and kneeing
20:42the ball forward
20:43it's not direct enough
20:45it's not sharp enough
20:46at the moment
20:46from Newcastle
20:53Nguigan
20:54Nguigan
20:55nearly a face back this
20:56season
20:56third spell
20:57where it all started
20:58for him
20:58Beekmans
21:00Rhys Beekmans
21:00he laid it off nicely
21:02to Leatherbarrow
21:03Leatherbarrow had some
21:04game last week
21:05we're looking for signs
21:07of the Newcastle team
21:08that we saw last week
21:10we continue to hunt
21:12for it
21:13having a look at it and they're forcing it.
21:15McGuigan, we know, is a brilliant ball carrier as well as a ball player.
21:19But it was preordained on Tuesday, this.
21:21Sometimes just run head down and if it opens up, fine.
21:25But don't try and force a pass that's not there.
21:28You see McGuigan come around the corner.
21:29He's already looking for the pass.
21:31And not only does he not find his man.
21:33He passed it forward to the biggest person on the pitch.
21:37And sometimes you just need to play with Phil
21:39rather than be so preordained coming around the corner.
21:42Because he's standing waiting for that ball
21:44and it's a bit slower than it was in training on Wednesday,
21:47he's not hitting it with any pace.
21:48So he's not actually dragging defenders away from the breakdown
21:51before he puts the ball back in.
21:53He's not getting around the corner quick enough
21:54to steam into defenders to fix them and put them on their heels.
21:58It's just a little bit.
21:5975% drills at the moment.
22:08Benitez-Cruz, Colin, the threat to that left-hand side,
22:11clipped through by Hurl.
22:13The chase is won by Brown Bampo.
22:17I'll tell you what, that is top-class defending.
22:22Because initially you've got to be passive it.
22:24He gets up, checks his man, bang, then turns.
22:29When you've got to be up in the line and then turn
22:32and still beat that person who's running straight,
22:35you've got serious gas.
22:36It's great awareness, really good defending.
22:39That was serious gas, you could see it from up here.
22:42Running just as quickly in defence as he has been in attack.
22:45And serious gas for someone that big.
22:47He is a specimen.
22:52And it's a batter, Yimbo.
22:58The ball was there for Hooper to step in
23:02and beat Benitez-Cruz to.
23:05Well, Newcastle's last three possessions,
23:08they've lost the ball within one place.
23:10And again here, and it ends up in a penalty.
23:15But it's candy from a baby time.
23:17You look at Newcastle, they're aggressive.
23:19They clearly go straight past the ball.
23:21It's all very well being aggressive.
23:23You've got to concentrate.
23:24That is a pure concentration issue.
23:26Knocking the attacking players,
23:28knocking the defending players off the ball
23:29at the breakdown is fine.
23:31But you can't just walk a metre past the ball
23:32and leave it.
23:36Tip of the line here, I think.
23:38There you go.
23:39Tip of the line, yeah, thank you.
23:40Liam Williams.
23:41News this week that he's retired.
23:44Best part of 100 caps for Wales,
23:46couple of Lions tours,
23:47Premiership titles,
23:48URC titles with the Scarlets,
23:51Champions Cups with Saracens.
23:53He's only played three times for Newcastle.
23:55An injury has ended an illustrious career.
23:59What a legend, what a career.
24:02What a player he has been just mega.
24:04Absolute nice.
24:062017 in New Zealand,
24:08playing for the Lions,
24:10starting that counter-attack.
24:13I mean, he's had a tremendous career.
24:17Way above his weight category.
24:19So skillful.
24:21Really annoying to play against.
24:22A proper scrapper.
24:24He was the original bomb squad as well,
24:26wasn't he?
24:26The kind of bomb diffuser.
24:28The diffuser.
24:28Yeah, maniac in other words.
24:30So good under the high ball.
24:36Anyway, he's left all of us with so many good memories.
24:40Most importantly,
24:41he'll be carrying them with him as well.
24:42Fight.
24:48Just hold the two, please.
24:50Once again,
24:51Exeter blowing their whistle
24:53inside Newcastle's 22.
24:56Three tries already.
24:58Two to Brown Bongo,
24:59one for Riddle.
25:00Taken by Hooper.
25:01And then this is Vincent,
25:03shaped to give it,
25:04went himself.
25:06Hard work over the ball from Tom Christie,
25:08trying to stem the blood here.
25:10Roots
25:13to the left-hand side
25:14and fissile out.
25:18Exeter loading now
25:20on this left-hand side
25:21with Yendel.
25:24Vincent's just limping a little bit.
25:26He won't be part of this attack
25:27for a while.
25:31But Lily will be.
25:34Bampo trying to stretch the pitch
25:36as much as he can.
25:37Far right.
25:38Just out of picture at the moment.
25:39No.
25:40But he's there.
25:45Hey, Miss, can you hear me?
25:46Zambanin.
25:47I can hear you, yeah.
25:48We've got some funny.
25:49Zambanin goes in.
25:52Onside.
25:53Vani.
25:53Offside.
25:54And then Roots.
25:57Newcastle offside.
25:58Fissile out.
26:00Very nearly there.
26:02Toimi was trying to push him over.
26:05Vincent's back on his feet
26:07and then the ball to the full-back
26:09and Woodburn has it
26:11and the Chiefs have four.
26:16Bonus point try
26:17in the 26th minute.
26:21A beautiful line
26:23from a very,
26:24one of the Prem's
26:25more elegant players,
26:26Oli Woodburn.
26:28And in the end,
26:29he's coming, he's coming.
26:30He's coming.
26:30Elliot Abatayimbo
26:31just sees him too late.
26:33It's a lovely ball.
26:34Harvey Skinner drifts out
26:36but he holds McGuigan
26:37as he straightens up
26:38and Oli Woodburn
26:39just comes on an unders line,
26:40just comes on an out to in.
26:43but I'll tell you what I noticed
26:44in the build-up to that.
26:47A lot of grunt,
26:48a lot of hard work
26:49and I think Jimmy Roots
26:50had about 67 carries
26:52in the build-up to that try.
26:54So that is an example
26:55of a lovely bit of class
26:57finishing off
26:58the work of the big boys.
26:59Yeah, no issues,
27:00just got more advantages
27:01called in my market.
27:02Yeah, okay.
27:02I didn't believe it was ever
27:03but I think I know
27:04what you're talking about.
27:07That's good.
27:08Yeah, great.
27:09Just Newcastle on the question.
27:09Skinner's conversion.
27:1024-0.
27:11I watched Newcastle last week
27:13and I thought
27:14this is a team
27:15that works so hard
27:16for absolutely everything.
27:19So Exeter had to come out.
27:21Number one thing
27:21is be intentional
27:23and secondly
27:24come with a severe work rate
27:26starting this game fast.
27:28So to wrap up
27:29four tries in 26 minutes
27:31is, I mean,
27:33that is brilliant work.
27:35Do you know,
27:35when Stephen Varney
27:36a few breakdowns
27:37before they scored
27:38picked up and looked right,
27:39looked left,
27:40it's the first time
27:41they've looked indecisive.
27:42They rescued it.
27:44It's the second fastest
27:45try scoring bonus point
27:47of the season.
27:48First fastest
27:49with Bath
27:50against the Chiefs.
27:52We're going to have a chat
27:53with Mickey Ward,
27:54Newcastle's forwards coach
27:55in a minute.
27:56I mean, Mickey's normally
27:57mild and mannered
27:59and great company
27:59but I suspect
28:00he's very angry
28:01at the moment.
28:02We'll find out
28:03and we'll talk to Mickey
28:04once the ball goes dead.
28:07Yeah, rare opportunity
28:08now for Newcastle
28:09to get ball in hands.
28:10they've not been able
28:11to fatigue this
28:12Chiefs side.
28:14This is
28:14Rhys Beekmans
28:16equipped himself
28:17very nicely
28:20early for the injured
28:21Sammy Arnold
28:22last weekend.
28:23Arnold a horrible
28:24head injury
28:25after standing up
28:26in the tackle
28:27with his heels
28:28on his own
28:28try line
28:29at the Gardens
28:29but
28:31Beekmans there
28:31again tonight
28:32and here he is.
28:36Benitez Cruz once again
28:38Chiefs coming through
28:39and winning the ball
28:41on the floor
28:43that has gone forward
28:45so let's have a word
28:45with Mickey Ward
28:47Mickey
28:48where's your head
28:49right now
28:49for goodness sake
28:50what's going on?
28:51Well not
28:52not in the best place
28:53obviously after that start
28:54we haven't obviously
28:54started how we
28:55were hoping to start
28:56not a great start
28:57forward.
28:59What's happening?
28:59What do you
29:00are there key reasons
29:01why you've shipped
29:03the four so far?
29:04Well there's a couple
29:04of things
29:04we've obviously
29:05given them easy
29:05entries into the 22
29:06so we've given
29:07a couple of good
29:08D sets to start off
29:08with but we've given
29:09them easy penalties
29:10into the 22
29:10and we know
29:11Flats just mentioned
29:12it before about
29:13how many carries
29:14their big forwards
29:14make inside the 22
29:16and they're hard to stop
29:17when we give them
29:17entries inside the 22
29:18so we've been giving
29:20them easy entries
29:20into the 22
29:22and then the two
29:22or three occasions
29:23that we've had
29:24we just haven't been
29:25clinical
29:25so we had the tap
29:26penalty there before
29:26where we managed
29:27to lose the ball
29:28we've just had a good
29:29little phase
29:30a couple of phases
29:30there and then
29:31we've lost the ball
29:31at the breakdown
29:32so we've got
29:33A we're given penalties
29:34away to let them
29:35into the 22
29:36but then B
29:36we're not keeping
29:37a hold of the ball
29:38to be able to put
29:38them under any pressure
29:39like we did last week
29:41Mick Flats here
29:41I'm just wondering
29:42if you want to get
29:43the basics right
29:44you want to start
29:45tightening up defence
29:45handing on to the ball
29:46when you've got it
29:47and all that
29:47but there are so many
29:48points to score
29:49what's the approach
29:50now with 15 minutes
29:51left is it actually
29:52you've really got to
29:53play and chase it
29:54or what
29:55I think against these
29:56flats I don't think
29:56we can't chase it
29:57I think we've got to
29:58go back to what we've
29:58done well last week
29:59we won good collisions
30:00we give limited
30:01penalties away
30:02and when we had the
30:03ball we were clinical
30:03and I don't think
30:04we've done that at all
30:05this week
30:06because I just think
30:06if we start chasing
30:07things and we get
30:08too loose then
30:09it might get worse
30:10so I think we've got
30:11to go back to what
30:12we've done well last
30:13week
30:13we've got to work hard
30:14we've got to get
30:15our contacts in place
30:16well
30:16be clean from the
30:17penalties point of view
30:18and see if we can
30:19keep a hold of some
30:20which awfully it looks
30:21like we're starting
30:21to do now
30:22cheers Mickey
30:23no thanks no
30:25I like those words
30:26Nick because we know
30:27Mickey's an emotional
30:28guy a real passionate
30:29guy that's really
30:30clear thinking it's
30:31way too early to be
30:32chasing it and he's
30:34right if we haven't
30:35even implemented our
30:36game plan we said
30:37all week let's not
30:38pivot to another one
30:39and it's good to see
30:40Newcastle go through
30:41phases now
30:41yeah still on
30:42Brocklebank amongst
30:44those getting his hands
30:44on the ball and
30:45Christian Wade as well
30:46he's come in field
30:48might be the first time
30:49we've mentioned
30:50Christian Wade with
30:51the ball
30:51there's one here
30:52or the one closer to
30:53the touchline for
30:53not rolling
30:54he's had to come
30:54into midfield to
30:55employ himself
30:57yeah five metres
30:57so he's five metres
30:58out from touch
30:59fit again to resume
31:00his chase of
31:01Chris Ashton's
31:02try scoring record
31:03as we said he's
31:04eight behind now
31:04and then he could
31:05pull out and
31:05tackles to ten
31:06anyway
31:06101 plays 93
31:09as Craig Maxwell
31:11Keyes explains why
31:12that penalty's been
31:13awarded and how
31:14close can Brett
31:15Connan get this
31:16into the 22
31:17how deep
31:19that's a good
31:20kick
31:20that's a really
31:21good kick
31:22but Mickey's
31:23absolutely spot on
31:24they're 30 minutes
31:25into the game
31:25and I've just been
31:26counting up
31:27the amount of carries
31:2826 carries
31:30in under 30 minutes
31:31they've had decent
31:32possession
31:33they've had decent
31:34territory
31:34but they've just not
31:35been able to get
31:36through a phase
31:37they've got prime
31:37opportunity to do
31:38that now
31:39they've spent
31:40precious little time
31:41in this area
31:42with their hands
31:42on the ball
31:43and even less
31:46ball hoisted up
31:48what a better line
31:49out defence
31:50that's how you
31:50gamble
31:51that's how you
31:51do it properly
31:52took that at
31:53absolute double
31:54tops
31:55it wasn't a token
31:56effort of getting
31:57off the ground
31:57that was proper
31:58orchestrated
31:59coach defence
32:00and they've
32:01nicked the ball
32:02ball is out
32:03it's no knock
32:04on then
32:05I think that's
32:06gone forwards
32:06Craig
32:06that's gone forwards
32:07off nine
32:08telling me it's a
32:08knock on
32:08yeah it's a knock
32:09on
32:10the voice of
32:12Hamish Smales
32:13the assistant
32:15on this near side
32:16down below us
32:22you may be right
32:22you've got a story
32:23about Hamish
32:24do you want to tell
32:24it
32:26so Chris Ashton
32:27he set a record
32:29in the championship
32:30for the most amount
32:31of tries scored
32:31in one go
32:32he will tell us
32:33and confirm it
32:33at half time
32:34I think it's four
32:35it might have been
32:36five tries
32:37who was the winger
32:38opposite Chris Ashton
32:40that winger was
32:41the assistant referee
32:43tonight
32:43Hamish Smales
32:46he doesn't like
32:48Ashy either
32:48because Stephen
32:48Jones doesn't
32:49apparently
32:51Nick Mullins
32:52doesn't
32:52he told us
32:53off air
32:53it's three
32:55what I do love
32:56is Hamish's
32:56moustache
32:57that is A
32:59grade
32:59beard as well
33:01well done
33:01Hamish
33:02terrible defender
33:03but brilliant
33:04at growing
33:05moustaches
33:06he's on eight
33:07one
33:07set
33:09anyway
33:10all we go
33:14he's waiting
33:15to the left
33:15hand side
33:16instead
33:16they went to
33:17the right
33:18to find
33:18Wade
33:20scores his
33:20first try
33:21of this
33:21premiership season
33:24he needs
33:25an ounce of
33:26possession
33:27to score
33:28a ton of
33:28tries
33:29and Wade
33:31moves one
33:32closer
33:32he's seven
33:34away from
33:34the record
33:35this reminds
33:37of underage
33:38rugby
33:38but when
33:39every tactic
33:40doesn't work
33:41why don't you
33:42just give the
33:42ball to your
33:42best player
33:43because there's
33:44no disguise
33:45here
33:45it's just
33:46one massive
33:47looping pass
33:48here you are
33:49go Wade
33:49have that
33:50three metres
33:51bang
33:51inside out
33:52hand off
33:53one
33:53step inside
33:54another
33:54and there's
33:55the reason
33:56as to why
33:56he's one of
33:57the most
33:57prolific
33:58try scorers
33:58the Gallagher
33:59Prem's ever
34:00seen
34:00look at this
34:01for footwork
34:02then power
34:04acceleration
34:04and a step
34:05to boot
34:06he has beaten
34:07more defenders
34:08in the last
34:0815 seconds
34:10than Newcastle
34:11have
34:11tonight
34:1210 months
34:13since his last
34:14Gallagher Prem
34:15try when he was
34:16still a Gloucester
34:17player he scored
34:17two that day
34:19and the wait
34:20for his first
34:21as a Newcastle
34:22player is over
34:24and it's converted
34:25by Conor
34:25and all of a sudden
34:26Newcastle are in
34:27the game
34:28and an honesty
34:29call
34:29Nick
34:30when that pass
34:31got thrown
34:31by Benitez
34:32Cruz to Wade
34:33I raised my
34:34non-microphone
34:36hand in the air
34:36and shook my head
34:37I thought that's
34:37not a tack
34:38you're chucking it
34:39out wide
34:40Exeter have got
34:40300 defenders
34:41none of whom
34:42have been held
34:43none of whom
34:44have fixed
34:44are on their heels
34:45that's not a tack
34:46you're not going
34:47to go anywhere
34:47with that
34:47take it all back
34:48shows what I know
34:50as a finisher
34:51he is brutal
34:56he's returned from
34:58his league stint
35:00with Wigan at
35:00Christmas
35:03it's taken that
35:04long to get back
35:06into the premiership
35:07tri-scoring business
35:08but how
35:08what a score
35:11Conan's kick
35:13finds a nice touch
35:15and we're taking
35:16to some places
35:17over the next 24 hours
35:18on this
35:19Gallagher Prem
35:20big match
35:21bonanza weekend
35:22as they're calling it
35:22Villa Park
35:23Principality Stadium
35:24Tottenham Stadium
35:25all punched into
35:26the sat-nav
35:27and then on Sunday
35:28sail and bath
35:28yes
35:29midday on Sunday
35:31we've also got
35:31trail finders and
35:32lightning in the PWR
35:34start of the women's
35:36six nations
35:37by the way
35:37two weeks away
35:38England against
35:39Ireland
35:40first up
35:49taken by
35:49Andreas Ambened
35:52reached into
35:53Italian rugby
35:53folklore
35:54he started that
35:55historic win
35:56against England
35:56in the road
35:59no don't pull
36:00though
36:00you can count it
36:01over five minutes
36:02to half time
36:06back to the in
36:07back
36:07but he was
36:09hammered off the
36:10table by Tom
36:11Hooper when he came
36:12down
36:12you know more than
36:13me
36:13I think the
36:14contestable kick
36:15chase from
36:16excellent
36:16tonight
36:17has been brilliant
36:18whether it's
36:19Hooper
36:20or Paul
36:21Brown
36:21Bampo
36:22he's been able
36:23to get up
36:23and get back
36:24a couple
36:24when they're
36:25not getting
36:25the ball
36:26back
36:27their decision
36:28making's really
36:29good
36:29this is what
36:30controlled
36:30aggression should
36:31look like
36:32I mean they've
36:32run Paul off
36:33it but your
36:34quality of kick
36:35and then the
36:35timing of that
36:36tackle
36:37there's literally
36:38nothing
36:39Obut and Imbo
36:39can do
36:40I bet you
36:40should let it
36:41bounce now
36:42keep your hand
36:42up
36:47the wrestling
36:48and the
36:48pushing
36:48and the
36:49shoving
36:49and the
36:49mauling
36:51controlled by
36:52Exeter
36:52Yendel
36:53released by
36:54Jimmy Roots
36:55who was
36:55on his way
36:56to the floor
36:57Vincent
36:58goes in
36:59he's over
37:00the injury
37:00that concerned
37:01us a few
37:02minutes ago
37:02Hooper
37:04good choice
37:08there goes
37:09Will Rigg
37:13Hooper
37:14Roots
37:17Skinner
37:17waits
37:18head on a
37:19swivel
37:19looking to
37:20see what's
37:20doing away
37:21to his
37:22right hand
37:22side
37:22so he
37:23would have
37:23known
37:23immediately
37:24that
37:25Fisilau
37:25was there
37:29Hooper
37:30it's not
37:31just his
37:31work on
37:31the pitch
37:32but what
37:33he does
37:33on the
37:33training
37:34pitch
37:34as well
37:34Hooper
37:35the conversations
37:35with the
37:36young players
37:36he's been
37:37brilliant
37:37players like
37:38Will Rigg
37:39and Rigg
37:40very nearly
37:40got it away
37:41Brown Bampo
37:41was
37:43alongside
37:43Skinner
37:44and then
37:45Woodburn
37:46and then
37:46Riddle
37:47and he
37:48has two
37:50and the
37:51Chiefs have
37:51five
37:53and it's
37:54turning into
37:55one of those
37:55halves for
37:56Exeter
37:56one of those
37:57halves for
37:58Newcastle
37:58it felt like
38:00as the phases
38:00were building
38:01somebody needed
38:02to do
38:03something
38:03powerful
38:04and hit a
38:04space
38:05from Exeter
38:05Chiefs
38:06and they
38:07did
38:07Will Rigg
38:07fantastic
38:08line
38:09Beekmans
38:10can't manage
38:10it
38:11Christian
38:11Wade
38:11flew up
38:12didn't get
38:13his shoulders
38:14on
38:14and then by
38:15the time
38:16he recovers
38:16Christian
38:17Wade
38:18his corner
38:19flag and
38:20gets stepped
38:20back on the
38:20inside
38:22but it's
38:22lovely
38:23direct work
38:24from Exeter
38:24Chiefs
38:25before they
38:25move the
38:25ball wide
38:26again
38:26and guess
38:27what
38:28Oli
38:29Woodburn
38:30super low
38:31error count
38:32super high
38:33skill set
38:33was always
38:34going to get
38:34that ball
38:35away
38:39he has
38:39introduced
38:40himself
38:40impressively
38:41this season
38:44one of the
38:44four tries
38:45against Sale
38:46last weekend
38:46two of the
38:47five up here
38:49in the
38:49northeastern
38:49it
38:49yeah
38:50you could
38:51look at
38:51all of the
38:51try statistics
38:52from this
38:53half
38:53it's just
38:54been a
38:54wild
38:56loose
38:56and open
38:57game
38:57it hasn't
38:58yes
38:58the whole
38:58of Exeter
38:59Chiefs
38:59back three
39:00have scored
39:00tries
39:00have been
39:01some great
39:02tries
39:02but it's
39:03all come
39:03about
39:04through the
39:04physical
39:05dominance
39:05of the
39:06big units
39:06up front
39:07they're
39:08creating
39:08so much
39:09time and
39:09space
39:10a lot of
39:11people say
39:11well Harvey
39:12Skinner
39:12he's having
39:13a cracking
39:13year this
39:14year
39:14of course
39:14he is
39:15he's
39:15playing
39:15brilliantly
39:16well
39:16one
39:16he's
39:17got
39:17electric
39:18back
39:18three
39:18and
39:19most
39:19primarily
39:21is
39:21because
39:22he's
39:22got
39:22a pack
39:23that
39:23are
39:23delivering
39:23up front
39:24I've
39:25seen
39:25Josh
39:26Hodge
39:26pop up
39:27on screen
39:27a minute
39:28or so
39:28ago
39:28he's
39:29going to
39:29be back
39:29here
39:29permanently
39:30next
39:31season
39:31he's
39:31one of
39:32those
39:33former
39:33Newcastle
39:34players
39:34that
39:34Newcastle
39:35have
39:35gone
39:35after
39:35and
39:36got
39:38lovely
39:38signing
39:39that
39:40beautiful
39:41runner
39:41of the
39:41ball
39:42he'll
39:42have
39:42been
39:42sad
39:42to
39:42have
39:42lost
39:43him
39:43I'm
39:43sure
39:43you're
39:44both
39:44in
39:44your
39:44halves
39:49Josh
39:50Hodge
39:50coming
39:51up
39:51here
39:51Will
39:52Rigg
39:52coming
39:52up
39:52here
39:54Rusi
39:54Tuima
39:54coming
39:55up
39:55here
39:55you're
39:55both
39:56inside
39:56you
39:57they can
39:58hire
39:58that
39:58flash
39:58car
39:59that
39:59you
39:59travel
39:59around
39:59in
39:59flats
40:00the
40:01big
40:01black
40:01one
40:01I
40:02borrow
40:02of
40:02Hugo
40:05I
40:07got
40:07on the
40:08national
40:08express
40:08actually
40:12helicopters
40:12now
40:13do they
40:15find
40:20a minute
40:21to get
40:22half
40:22that
40:22has
40:22been
40:22bossed
40:23by
40:23the
40:24visitors
40:29Varney
40:30Skinner
40:30oh that's
40:31loose
40:31Wade
40:31might
40:31be
40:31onto
40:32it
40:32oh
40:32he
40:33wasn't
40:33but then
40:34he was
40:34given
40:34it
40:34however
40:35Craig
40:36Maxwell
40:36keys
40:36intervenes
40:37knock
40:37on
40:39in the
40:40tackle
40:40it's
40:41lucky
40:41the
40:41whistle
40:42went
40:42Tom
40:42Hooper
40:42was
40:42taking
40:43the
40:43bins
40:43out
40:43with
40:43Christian
40:44Wade
40:44then
40:44wasn't
40:44he
40:44picked
40:44him
40:45up
40:47he
40:47was
40:47jogging
40:48him
40:48up
40:48to
40:48Jedber
40:50just
40:50a
40:50little
40:51fumble
40:51wasn't
40:52it
40:52not
40:52quite
40:52as
40:52crisp
40:53from
40:54the
40:54chiefs
40:54Harvey
40:55Skinner
40:55couldn't
40:55quite
40:55get hold
40:56of that
40:56ball
40:56quick
40:57enough
41:06let's go
41:07please
41:08now
41:08there you
41:09go
41:09thank you
41:14I love the look
41:15of the formation
41:16of this
41:16exotus
41:17backlon
41:17at the
41:17moment
41:18has
41:19used
41:19on
41:1915
41:21a lot
41:21whether
41:22it
41:22be
41:22his
41:22front
41:23line
41:23ball
41:23carrying
41:24or
41:24its
41:24hands
41:24Paul
41:25Brown
41:26Bampo
41:26can't
41:26quite
41:27see
41:27him
41:27out
41:27of
41:27shot
41:27at
41:28the
41:28moment
41:28but
41:28he
41:28is
41:29hugging
41:29that
41:29far
41:30touchline
41:30this is
41:31the
41:31perfect
41:32position
41:32for
41:32them
41:33to
41:33put
41:33some
41:34width
41:34on
41:35this
41:35ball
41:35and
41:36try
41:36and
41:37stretch
41:37Newcastle
41:38a little
41:38bit
41:38wider
41:39or
41:40kick
41:40it
41:40out
41:42which
41:43is
41:43the
41:43simplest
41:43thing
41:43to
41:44do
41:44what
41:46a
41:46satisfying
41:47first
41:47half
41:48it
41:48has
41:48been
41:48for
41:48Rob
41:49Baxter
41:50and
41:50his
41:50band
41:51of
41:51travelling
41:51exeter
41:53chiefs
41:53five
41:53tries
41:54two
41:54for
41:54Paul
41:55Brown
41:55Bampo
41:56and
41:56the
41:56other
41:56winger
41:57Cam
41:57Riddle
41:57Ollie
41:58Woodburn
41:58in
41:59the
41:59middle
41:59of
41:59all
41:59that
41:59they
42:00scored
42:00the
42:00second
42:00quickest
42:01bonus
42:02point
42:03scoring
42:03try
42:04of
42:04the
42:04season
42:05and
42:05Christian
42:06Wade
42:06with
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