Exeter v Harlequins

Big game for both sides. Exeter win and they're in the hunt for 7th spot and European playoff. Quins win and they can still get into the league playoff. A bonus point win will mean a LBP wouldn't be enough for Bath next week.

Exeter: Dollman; Vainikolo, Whitten, Hill, Jess; Steenson, Lewis; Rimmer, Cowan-Dickie, Tui; Mumm (capt), Welch; Ewers, White, Horstmann.
Replacements: Yeandle, Mitchell, Brown, Phillips, Scaysbrook, Thomas, Slade, James.

Harlequins: Brown; Williams, Molenaar, Turner-Hall, Smith; Evans, Care; Marler, Ward, Sinckler; Matthews, Kennedy; Wallace, Robshaw (capt), Easter.
Replacements: Buchanan, Lambert, Doran-Jones, Guest, Fa'asavalu, Botica, Monye.

Seems like OLH has started over Brown (either that or Brown grown new hair). Missed any reasons.

Failed fitness test. So did Smith

Try for Monye, first in a year. Exeter doing pretty well, defence coping with Quins quick offloading game.

Ex always do well against us, losing Brown and Smith huge

I'm not sure that Sinckler incident sends a good message.

Hesped away with the ball but was brought down. In the ensuing ruck, Quins were penalized. After the whistle, Sinckler sprang up and lunged towards Exeter players. He looked to have completely lost it.

The ref decided to look at the video, partly to see whether Sinckler had done something violent but also to check to see what had prompted his action.

It turned out an Exeter player had patted him on the head while he was on the floor. The ref thought that was poor form and reversed the penalty in Quins favour.

The point here is that Sinckler overreacted, which we shouldn't be condoning. However, it was his show of temper which led the ref to review the passage of play, so he hasn't really got any reason to keep a lid on it in the future if he feels similarly aggrieved.

Sinckler didn't throw any punches or anything like that. If he had he would have been dealt with. Personally
I'd like all the face patting that is see penalised and anything missed cited and banned for a game.

Well done Quins in the end. A win next week will almost certainly give Quins a playoff spot. Only way it wouldn't is if Bath get 2 BP and Quins none. Sets it up for a cracker.

Relieved Wasps fan. We get a tilt at Europe's top table for the first time in four seasons.

I didn't see the game and was getting updates from a pal. It sounded a nerve wracking game for the fans.