Bath Rugby 🆚 Exeter Chiefs match day lineups #ThePrem #BATvEXE

It’s Bath. It’s raining. Pleut ça change.

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Finally in 472 premiership, champions cup, challenge cup and other cup games since 2010 Exeter Chiefs have recorded every possible score under 50 with two exceptions; 0 & 49.
If today is THE day some probably will probably need to pinch me quite a lot.
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Last time Chiefs played on 30th November was a 38-3 win vs Wasps at Sandy with tries for Ben Moon, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tom O’Flaherty, Alec Hepburn and a Penalty try.
Only Marcus Street of the matchday squad that day is still at the club.
(the Tom O’Flaherty try was a cracker)
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But before that game Henry’s previous start at 10 was back in 2016/17, when he did it 7 times.
The Townsend/Slade combo has twice started at 9/10 for Exeter. Both were in March 2017 winning 15-34 at Leicester and then 30-25 at home to Sale.
Can they make it 3/3?
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Henry Slade is set to start at 10, for the 24th time in the Premiership. Chiefs have 13 wins from those games.
Last time Sladey wore 10 was vs Saracens in April 2022 in a side that also featured Street, Capstick and Vermeulen.
Innard, Townsend and Hodge were on the bench
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If we thought Gloucester were familiar opponents(35 meetings) last week… this is Exeter’s 41st meeting with Bath since 2010 in all competitions.
Chiefs have 21 wins and Bath 19. In the premiership both teams have 14 wins each in 29 meetings (1 draw)
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Matchday means a quick stats thread ahead of @exeterchiefs trip to Bath later.
This will be Chiefs 15th premiership trip to Bath with them looking for their 6th league victory at the Rec. Exeter also have 1 win from 4 cup visits.
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