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Exeter beat Lyon to set up date with Leinster Date published: April 3 2021 Exeter overcame a shaky start to cruise past Lyon and set up a Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster with a 47-25 win at Sandy Park. By the eighth minute Rob Baxter’s European champions had slipped 14-0 behind but through a pair of tries by England lock and man of the match Jonny Hill they clawed their way back into contention. Further touch downs by Tom O’Flaherty and Ollie Devoto helped them into a 26-20 half-time lead and then the floodgates opened as Dave Ewers, Olly Woodburn and a penalty try swept the...

Rob Baxter’s side have now won their last eight successive home games in this tournament and have not lost against French opposition in their last six meetings. Without the benefit of a proper pre-season this winter has occasionally been a grind for them but the return of Hill, Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie from Test duty supplies a sprinkling of hard-edged class which visibly lifts those around them. Any collective rust has also now been banished and Baxter was suitably pleased at the impact of Hill and Slade, who had previously been involved in just three club games this season. â...

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