Greig Laidlaw kicks Gloucester to victory as Exeter miss out on top spot

Gloucester 16-9 ExeterExeter blew their chance to go top of the Premiership table after suffering a second dispiriting defeat in seven days. In a tight contest that remained scoreless until the second half Chiefs again failed to take crucial opportunities and allowed Gloucester to keep alive faint hopes of European qualification next season.There were clear echoes of Exeter’s loss to Wasps in the Champions’ Cup quarter-finals as the visitors squandered at least three clear chances, the most glaring when James Short unaccountably dropped the ball when in space and heading for the Gloucester lin…