Chiefs end Bath hoodoo to move up to third
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Three penalties from 21-year-old England Saxons fly-half Henry Slade plus the conversion of his half back partner Will Chudley took Exeter Chiefs up to third place in the Aviva Premiership with their first-ever victory in 10 league attempts against Bath.
The sell-out crowd of 12,621 at Sandy Park would not have been thrilled by the events on the field but the result brought the Chiefs a standing ovation at the final whistle as Bath suffered their third-straight Premiership defeat in the 16-6 loss.
Bath went in at half-time with a 6-3 advantage, despite having Micky Young in the sin-bin …
