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2020/21 SEASON

EXETER CHIEFS v WARRIORS

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Match Facts

Pool B – v , 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 against Sale 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’ boasted the best goalkicking success rate (95%, 39/41) while Glasgow’s recorded the second best rate (92%, 24/26).

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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 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

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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 (@ , 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

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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

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Appearance Data

Exeter Chiefs

Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries 9 9 0 519 0 0 1 1 0 64 0 0 9 0 9 215 5 1 Dave Dennis 6 5 1 339 5 1 9 9 0 679 5 1 5 0 5 82 0 0 Elvis Taione 4 0 4 39 0 0 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 9 9 0 641 0 0 8 4 4 283 5 1 9 8 1 655 10 2 5 2 3 170 0 0 8 8 0 582 15 3 8 1 7 191 0 0 Joe Simmonds 9 9 0 684 95 2 3 3 0 206 0 0 8 8 0 614 10 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 9 7 2 513 15 3 5 0 5 84 0 0 Matt Kvesic 2 1 1 96 10 2 Nic White 5 5 0 358 5 1 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 1 1 0 80 0 0 Stu Townsend 1 0 1 23 5 1 9 9 0 613 5 1 Tom O'Flaherty 5 5 0 400 10 2 3 0 3 59 0 0 Will Witty 1 0 1 14 0 0

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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 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 3 3 0 240 5 1 Jonny Gray 4 4 0 320 5 1 Kiran McDonald 1 0 1 5 0 0 6 3 3 328 5 1 1 1 0 70 5 1 5 5 0 359 0 0 4 3 1 271 5 1 Nikola Matawalu 4 2 2 209 10 2 4 3 1 203 0 0 Pete Horne 3 0 3 73 0 0 Ratu Tagive 2 2 0 99 0 0 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 5 5 0 372 5 1 6 6 0 450 0 0

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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%

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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

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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 Exeter Chiefs 9 7 4 Stuart Hogg Exeter Chiefs 9 6 5 Tommy Seymour Glasgow Warriors 5 5 6 Adam Hastings Glasgow Warriors 6 4 6 Leone Nakarawa Glasgow Warriors 1 4 8 Ali Price Glasgow Warriors 6 3 8 Jacques Vermeulen Exeter Chiefs 8 3 8 Ryan Wilson Glasgow Warriors 6 3 8 Sam Johnson Glasgow Warriors 5 3 8 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 3 8 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 5 3

Tackles

Rank Matches Tackles Missed Tackles 1 Dave Ewers Exeter Chiefs 9 134 9 2 Jonny Gray Exeter Chiefs 7 124 3 3 Jacques Vermeulen Exeter Chiefs 8 95 16 4 Jonny Hill Exeter Chiefs 8 88 13 5 Alec Hepburn Exeter Chiefs 9 76 13 5 Harry Williams Exeter Chiefs 8 76 6 7 Luke Cowan-Dickie Exeter Chiefs 9 73 13 8 Scott Cummings Glasgow Warriors 6 72 7 9 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 71 10 10 Zander Fagerson Glasgow Warriors 6 65 8

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Lineouts

Rank Matches Lineouts Won (inc. steals) Lineout Steals 1 Jonny Hill Exeter Chiefs 8 52 4 2 Scott Cummings Glasgow Warriors 6 26 5 3 Jonny Gray Exeter Chiefs 7 18 0 4 Dave Dennis Exeter Chiefs 6 14 1 4 Jacques Vermeulen Exeter Chiefs 8 14 0 4 Ryan Wilson Glasgow Warriors 6 14 1 7 Rob Harley Glasgow Warriors 6 9 0 8 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 8 7 0 9 Sam Skinner Exeter Chiefs 3 6 1 10 Don Armand Exeter Chiefs 5 3 0 10 Jannes Kirsten Exeter Chiefs 8 3 0 10 Sean Lonsdale Exeter Chiefs 1 3 0

Turnovers

Rank Matches Turnovers Won 1 Dave Ewers Exeter Chiefs 9 8 2 Fraser Brown Glasgow Warriors 6 5 2 Ian Whitten Exeter Chiefs 9 5 2 Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs 9 5 2 Stuart Hogg Exeter Chiefs 9 5 6 Henry Slade Exeter Chiefs 7 4 7 George Turner Glasgow Warriors 5 3 7 Jonny Hill Exeter Chiefs 8 3 7 Kyle Steyn Glasgow Warriors 6 3 7 Scott Cummings Glasgow Warriors 6 3 7 Thomas Gordon Glasgow Warriors 4 3