Exeter go top with bonus point win at Bristol

Stu Townsend scored Exeter's third try right before being sent to the sin bin

Bristol:(14) 14
Tries: Oghre, Heward Cons: Sheedy 2
Exeter:(12) 24
Tries: Iosefa-Scott, Feyi-Waboso, Townsend, Vermeulen Cons: Slade 2

Exeter moved top of the Premiership with a rare bonus-point win on the road as they prevailed 24-14 at Bristol.

Stu Townsend put Exeter back in front on the resumption and Jacques Vermeulen wrapped up the bonus point late on.

Exeter's seventh win of the campaign lifts them above Bath at the summit ahead of the weekend's fixtures.

More to follow.

Bristol: Malins, Heward, Vakatawa, Janse van Rensburg, Lane, Sheedy, Randall; Lahiff, Oghre, Sinckler, Dun, Batley, Luatua (c), Thomas, Bradbury.

Replacements: Capon, Woolmore, Kloska, Caulfield, Owen, Marmion, Williams, Ravouvou.

Exeter: Hammersley, Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Devoto, Woodburn, Skinner, Townsend; Abuladze, Frost, Iosefa-Scott, Tuima, Jenkins (c), Roots, Vintcent, Fisilau.

Replacements: Norey, Hepburn, Street, Pearson, Vermeulen, Cairns, Hawkins, Wimbush.

Sin bin: Stu Townsend (45 mins)

Referee: Christophe Ridley

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