Exeter run in seven tries but fall short of Aviva Premiership play-offs

Exeter Chiefs 44 Sale Sharks 16

Exeter Chiefs scored seven tries and played some daring attacking rugby at
Sandy Park, but ultimately it was not quite enough to keep alive their dream
of a first appearance in the Aviva Premiership play-offs.



With Leicester Tigers defeating a weakened Northampton Saints at Welford Road
to seal third place in the table and a trip to Bath in the semi-finals, it
came down to a points race between Exeter and Saracens for fourth place.



Both sides won with try bonus points and Exeter cut loose in the second half,
assisted by Sale’s indiscipline, but in t…