Glasgow Warriors 28 Exeter Chiefs 21

Exeter’s hopes of dining out with Europe’s elite in the latter stages of this season’s Champions Cup were sadly burnt to pieces in a crucial ten minute spell here at Scotstoun.

With little to choose between the Chiefs and hosts Glasgow Warriors at the break, it was the Scotsmen who prospered in the second period, claiming a first European win of the season, and with it extinguishing Exeter’s hopes of a last eight place.

A controversial yellow card against Chiefs scrum-half Nic White not only saw him banished from the action midway through the half, but the penalty try and subsequent scores for Tommy Seymour and Matt Fagerson proved the death nail for the English champions.

Rob Baxter’s side, who had cancelled out Stuart Hogg’s early score with a try of their own from Sam Simmonds, did their best to counter with late scores from Don Armand and Ian Whitten. However, it was never enough and left Baxter and his team somewhat crest-fallen at the final whistle.

Looking to build on their six-try victory over Montpellier, the Chiefs arrived North of the Border with a largely unchanged line-up from that which had seen off the star-studded French outfit seven days earlier.

The pack remained unchanged, while behind the loss of centre Sam Hill to a shoulder injury meant Ian Whitten moved back into the midfield alongside centre, Lachie Turner switched to the wing and Phil Dollman was promoted from the bench to fill the vacant anchor slot.

The Warriors, meanwhile, were much changed from the side that suffered a fifth successive European loss to Leinster last time out in Dublin. With the Six Nations looming large on the horizon, all of their frontline Scottish internationals were on parade as they looked to end a miserable Champions Cup campaign on a high note.

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