Bath beat Exeter 40-34 to move top of the Premiership

Bath defeated Exeter Chiefs 40-34 at the Rec in an 11-try West Country derby to move top of the Premiership table.

• Exeter trailed 26-10 at half-time but rallied to lead 33-31 before a Bath penalty try and Ted Hill's score settled the match.
• Cameron Redpath, Bernard van der Linde, Dan du Preez, Finn Russell and Ted Hill scored Bath's tries, with Russell converting four.
• Immanuel Feyi-Waboso scored two tries as the Chiefs took two bonus points from a second consecutive defeat.
• Bath director of rugby Johann Van Graan said Jaco Coetzee returned after nearly two years out and the bench made a big impact.