2020/21 Season
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2020/21 SEASON EXETER CHIEFS v GLASGOW WARRIORS MATCH PREVIEW Match Facts Pool B – EXETER CHIEFS v GLASGOW WARRIORS, Sunday 13 December Venue Sandy Park Kick-off 15:15 Referee Mathieu Raynal (Fra) Assistant Referee 1 Adam Leal (Eng) Assistant Referee 2 Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng) TMO Stuart Terheege (Eng) Citing Commissioner Francesco Grillo (Ita) • Exeter Chiefs and Glasgow Warriors have met six times before in the Heineken Champions Cup, with the Chiefs winning only two of those six games (D1 L3) and being the only club to lose a home game in those clashes (10-15 in January 2014). • Last season Exeter Chiefs became the fifth team in a row to become champions while remaining unbeaten throughout the campaign (W8 D1); they have won their last six home games in the competition, as many as in their previous 13 (D1 L6). • Glasgow Warriors have won their last two away games in the Heineken Champions Cup, including their most recent one in England against Sale Sharks last season (45-7); they’ve never won three in a row away from home. • Glasgow Warriors lost just four of their 64 lineouts in the Heineken Champions Cup last season, their 94% lineout success rate was the best of any club. • Of the 33 players to attempt more than five kicks at goal in the Heineken Champions Cup last season, Exeter Chiefs’ Joe Simmonds boasted the best goalkicking success rate (95%, 39/41) while Glasgow’s Adam Hastings recorded the second best rate (92%, 24/26). MATCH PREVIEW 2019/20 Results and Standings Pool 2 Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Exeter Chiefs 6 5 1 0 186 105 81 25 14 5 0 27 2 Glasgow Warriors 6 3 1 2 141 115 26 17 14 2 1 17 3 La Rochelle 6 2 0 4 107 146 -39 14 18 1 1 10 4 Sale Sharks 6 1 0 5 92 160 -68 11 21 0 3 7 Results - Exeter Chiefs Date Opponent Venue F A Result TF TA TB LB Round 16/11/2019 La Rochelle A 31 12 W 4 2 X 1 23/11/2019 Glasgow Warriors H 34 18 W 4 2 X 2 08/12/2019 Sale Sharks A 22 20 W 3 3 3 15/12/2019 Sale Sharks H 35 10 W 5 1 X 4 11/01/2020 Glasgow Warriors A 31 31 D 4 4 X 5 18/01/2020 La Rochelle H 33 14 W 5 2 X 6 20/09/2020 Northampton Saints H 38 15 W 5 2 QF 26/09/2020 Toulouse H 28 18 W 4 2 SF 17/10/2020 Racing 92 N 31 27 W 4 4 Final Results - Glasgow Warriors Date Opponent Venue F A Result TF TA TB LB Round 16/11/2019 Sale Sharks H 13 7 W 1 1 1 23/11/2019 Exeter Chiefs A 18 34 L 2 4 2 08/12/2019 La Rochelle A 27 24 W 3 2 3 15/12/2019 La Rochelle H 7 12 L 1 2 X 4 11/01/2020 Exeter Chiefs H 31 31 D 4 4 X 5 18/01/2020 Sale Sharks A 45 7 W 6 1 X 6 MATCH PREVIEW Tournament Records Compared Exeter Chiefs Glasgow Warriors Played 46 129 Wins 22 46 Draws 2 3 Losses 22 80 Win % 48% 36% Total Points For 1038 2601 Total Points Against 997 3328 Largest Winning Margin 31 (v Montpellier, 13/1/2018) 43 (@ Leicester Tigers, 21/1/2017) Heaviest Losing Margin -43 (@ ASM Clermont Auvergne, 12/1/2013) -71 (@ Leicester Tigers, 1/11/1997) Head-to-head record Exeter Chiefs Glasgow Warriors 6 Played 6 2 Wins 3 3 Losses 2 1 Draws 1 Head-to-head results Date Home Away Score Winner 20/10/2013 Glasgow Warriors Exeter Chiefs 20-16 Glasgow Warriors 11/01/2014 Exeter Chiefs Glasgow Warriors 10-15 Glasgow Warriors 14/10/2017 Exeter Chiefs Glasgow Warriors 24-15 Exeter Chiefs 20/01/2018 Glasgow Warriors Exeter Chiefs 28-21 Glasgow Warriors 23/11/2019 Exeter Chiefs Glasgow Warriors 34-18 Exeter Chiefs 11/01/2020 Glasgow Warriors Exeter Chiefs 31-31 Draw MATCH PREVIEW 2019/20 Performance Data Team Averages Rank Exeter Chiefs Glasgow Warriors Rank 2 31.2 Points 23.5 7 2 4.2 Tries 2.8 8 1 93% Goalkicking % 92% 2 9 121.8 Carries 130.7 4 10 367.6 Metres Made 378.2 8 10 9.4 Clean Breaks 9.8 8 8 24.7 Defenders Beaten 24.2 11 19 4.8 Offloads 6.8 13 13 132.9 Passes 154.2 6 18 18.1 Kicks From Hand 21.2 10 10 142.2 Tackles 134.3 12 16 25.6 Missed Tackles 22.5 8 14 85% Tackle % 86% 7 14 10.3 Penalties Conceded 10.3 14 9 0.4 Yellow Cards 0.7 11 1 0.0 Red Cards 0.2 13 1 10.3 Turnovers Conceded 13.3 7 14 5.4 Turnovers Won 5.3 15 8 88% Lineout Success % 94% 1 18 86% Scrum Success % 86% 18 17 96% Ruck Success % 97% 10 MATCH PREVIEW Appearance Data Exeter Chiefs Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries Alec Hepburn 9 9 0 519 0 0 Alex Cuthbert 1 1 0 64 0 0 Ben Moon 9 0 9 215 5 1 Dave Dennis 6 5 1 339 5 1 Dave Ewers 9 9 0 679 5 1 Don Armand 5 0 5 82 0 0 Elvis Taione 4 0 4 39 0 0 Enrique Pieretto Heiland 2 1 1 69 0 0 Gareth Steenson 5 0 5 62 6 0 Harry Williams 8 8 0 501 15 3 Henry Slade 7 7 0 548 15 3 Ian Whitten 9 9 0 641 0 0 Jack Maunder 8 4 4 283 5 1 Jack Nowell 9 8 1 655 10 2 Jack Yeandle 5 2 3 170 0 0 Jacques Vermeulen 8 8 0 582 15 3 Jannes Kirsten 8 1 7 191 0 0 Joe Simmonds 9 9 0 684 95 2 Jonny Gray 3 3 0 206 0 0 Jonny Hill 8 8 0 614 10 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 9 7 2 513 15 3 Marcus Street 5 0 5 84 0 0 Matt Kvesic 2 1 1 96 10 2 Nic White 5 5 0 358 5 1 Ollie Devoto 5 1 4 137 0 0 Olly Woodburn 4 2 2 221 0 0 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 3 0 3 58 0 0 Sam Hill 5 3 2 275 0 0 Sam Simmonds 8 8 0 589 40 8 Sam Skinner 3 1 2 123 0 0 Sean Lonsdale 1 1 0 80 0 0 Stu Townsend 1 0 1 23 5 1 Stuart Hogg 9 9 0 613 5 1 Tom O'Flaherty 5 5 0 400 10 2 Tomas Francis 3 0 3 59 0 0 Will Witty 1 0 1 14 0 0 MATCH PREVIEW Glasgow Warriors Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries Adam Hastings 6 6 0 468 56 0 Adam Nicol 1 0 1 15 0 0 Aki Seiuli 4 2 2 166 0 0 Alex Allan 4 1 3 91 0 0 Ali Price 6 2 4 176 0 0 Callum Gibbins 4 4 0 280 5 1 Chris Fusaro 4 1 3 102 0 0 D'arcy Rae 1 0 1 15 0 0 DTH Van Der Merwe 4 4 0 243 10 2 Fraser Brown 6 6 0 383 10 2 George Horne 6 4 2 304 5 1 George Turner 5 0 5 94 10 2 Glenn Bryce 2 2 0 160 0 0 Huw Jones 3 3 0 240 5 1 Jonny Gray 4 4 0 320 5 1 Kiran McDonald 1 0 1 5 0 0 Kyle Steyn 6 3 3 328 5 1 Leone Nakarawa 1 1 0 70 5 1 Matt Fagerson 5 5 0 359 0 0 Nick Grigg 4 3 1 271 5 1 Nikola Matawalu 4 2 2 209 10 2 Oli Kebble 4 3 1 203 0 0 Pete Horne 3 0 3 73 0 0 Ratu Tagive 2 2 0 99 0 0 Rob Harley 6 2 4 268 0 0 Ryan Wilson 6 6 0 381 0 0 Sam Johnson 5 5 0 368 5 1 Scott Cummings 6 6 0 480 0 0 Stafford McDowall 1 1 0 49 0 0 Thomas Gordon 4 1 3 97 0 0 Tommy Seymour 5 5 0 372 5 1 Zander Fagerson 6 6 0 450 0 0 MATCH PREVIEW Exeter Chiefs v Glasgow Warriors: Leading Scorers – Heineken Champions Cup 2019/20 Points Rank Matches Points Penalties Conversions Drop Goals Tries 1 Joe Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 9 95 7 32 0 2 2 Adam Hastings Glasgow Warriors 6 56 8 16 0 0 3 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 40 0 0 0 8 4 Harry Williams Exeter Chiefs 8 15 0 0 0 3 4 Henry Slade Exeter Chiefs 7 15 0 0 0 3 4 Jacques Vermeulen Exeter Chiefs 8 15 0 0 0 3 4 Luke Cowan-Dickie Exeter Chiefs 9 15 0 0 0 3 8 DTH Van Der Merwe Glasgow Warriors 4 10 0 0 0 2 8 Fraser Brown Glasgow Warriors 6 10 0 0 0 2 8 George Turner Glasgow Warriors 5 10 0 0 0 2 8 Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs 9 10 0 0 0 2 8 Jonny Hill Exeter Chiefs 8 10 0 0 0 2 8 Matt Kvesic Exeter Chiefs 2 10 0 0 0 2 8 Nikola Matawalu Glasgow Warriors 4 10 0 0 0 2 8 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 5 10 0 0 0 2 Tries Rank Matches Tries 1 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 8 2 Harry Williams Exeter Chiefs 8 3 2 Henry Slade Exeter Chiefs 7 3 2 Jacques Vermeulen Exeter Chiefs 8 3 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie Exeter Chiefs 9 3 6 DTH Van Der Merwe Glasgow Warriors 4 2 6 Fraser Brown Glasgow Warriors 6 2 6 George Turner Glasgow Warriors 5 2 6 Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs 9 2 6 Joe Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 9 2 6 Jonny Hill Exeter Chiefs 8 2 6 Matt Kvesic Exeter Chiefs 2 2 6 Nikola Matawalu Glasgow Warriors 4 2 6 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 5 2 Goalkicking % Rank Matches Penalties Conversions Attempts % 1 Gareth Steenson Exeter Chiefs 5 0 3 3 100% 2 Joe Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 9 7 32 41 95% 3 Adam Hastings Glasgow Warriors 6 8 16 26 92% 4 Stuart Hogg Exeter Chiefs 9 0 0 1 0% MATCH PREVIEW Exeter Chiefs v Glasgow Warriors: Top Performers – Heineken Champions Cup 2019/20 Carries Rank Matches Carries 1 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 103 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie Exeter Chiefs 9 99 3 Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs 9 78 4 Jonny Gray Exeter Chiefs 7 77 5 Stuart Hogg Exeter Chiefs 9 76 6 Dave Ewers Exeter Chiefs 9 70 7 Adam Hastings Glasgow Warriors 6 62 8 Jonny Hill Exeter Chiefs 8 60 9 Jacques Vermeulen Exeter Chiefs 8 58 10 Alec Hepburn Exeter Chiefs 9 54 10 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 5 54 10 Zander Fagerson Glasgow Warriors 6 54 Metres Rank Matches Metres 1 Stuart Hogg Exeter Chiefs 9 426 2 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 329 3 Henry Slade Exeter Chiefs 7 307 4 Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs 9 301 5 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 5 259 6 Adam Hastings Glasgow Warriors 6 246 7 Tommy Seymour Glasgow Warriors 5 205 8 Luke Cowan-Dickie Exeter Chiefs 9 203 9 Kyle Steyn Glasgow Warriors 6 194 10 Ian Whitten Exeter Chiefs 9 191 Breaks Rank Matches Clean Breaks 1 Henry Slade Exeter Chiefs 7 12 2 Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs 9 10 3 DTH Van Der Merwe Glasgow Warriors 4 8 3 Kyle Steyn Glasgow Warriors 6 8 3 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 5 8 6 Adam Hastings Glasgow Warriors 6 7 6 Stuart Hogg Exeter Chiefs 9 7 8 Nic White Exeter Chiefs 5 6 9 George Horne Glasgow Warriors 6 5 9 Jonny Hill Exeter Chiefs 8 5 9 Sam Johnson Glasgow Warriors 5 5 9 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 5 9 Tommy Seymour Glasgow Warriors 5 5 MATCH PREVIEW Defenders Beaten Rank Matches Defenders Beaten 1 Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs 9 31 2 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 27 3 Stuart Hogg Exeter Chiefs 9 25 4 Adam Hastings Glasgow Warriors 6 22 5 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 5 21 6 Luke Cowan-Dickie Exeter Chiefs 9 19 7 Sam Johnson Glasgow Warriors 5 15 8 Henry Slade Exeter Chiefs 7 14 9 Kyle Steyn Glasgow Warriors 6 13 9 Nic White Exeter Chiefs 5 13 Offloads Rank Matches Offloads 1 Jonny Gray Exeter Chiefs 7 8 2 Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs 9 7 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie