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Exeter Chiefs player ratings vs Toulouse | Investec Champions Cup

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Exeter Chiefs player ratings: Exeter endured a torrid evening at Sandy Park, as Toulouse delivered a 10-try masterclass to seal a thumping 64-21 win. It was a brutal lesson for Exeter Chiefs as Toulouse showed why they’re among Europe’s elite. While Tom Wyatt and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso gave the home crowd something to cheer about, the result spoke to the current gulf in class between the sides.

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Despite the grisly scoreline, there were a few bright sparks for the Chiefs amid the carnage.

Here’s how the players rated:

15. Josh Hodge – 7.5
Busy and inventive, Hodge constantly probed Toulouse’s defence and showed sharp instincts to score a clever try. Admittedly, it might not have survived a more forensic TMO review, but hey, they all count.

14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso – 8.5
Targeted relentlessly by Toulouse, but the young winger thrived under pressure. Broke tackles for fun and delivered a couple of sublime offloads. Another Lions stock boost despite his team’s floundering.

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      13. Ben Hammersley – 5
      A quiet outing before being hooked at halftime. Struggled to impose himself against a rampant Toulouse midfield.

      12. Tamati Tua – 5
      Patchy in defence and offered little going forward. Another victim of Toulouse’s merciless attack.

      11. Tom Wyatt – 8.5
      The standout player for Exeter, Wyatt scored two tries, beat five defenders, and racked up over 100 metres. Toulouse defenders must’ve been sick of the sight of him by full-time.

      10. Henry Slade – 6
      A mixed bag from the experienced playmaker. His kicking game kept Exeter ticking at times but he couldn’t influence the match as much as he’d have liked.

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      9. Stu Townsend – 6.5
      Yellow-carded for offside, though it felt more like the team was being punished rather than Townsend himself. Still, he battled well and added tempo when Exeter found rare pockets of momentum.

      1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – 5
      The former England loosehead held his own against Dorian Aldegheri but they were both taken off at half-time.

      2. Dan Frost – 6.5
      Showed glimpses of his attacking flair with a lovely break and perfectly timed pass to set up Wyatt’s try. A few quieter moments elsewhere but his involvement in that score was a personal highlight.

      3. Ehren Painter – 6
      Battled hard in the scrum against a dominant Toulouse pack and had some decent moments in the loose. While far from perfect, the 150kg prop was solid shift in a thankless role.

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      4. Rus Tuima – 5
      Worked hard but couldn’t make much of an impact against Toulouse’s ruthless pack. Fell off too many tackles. A learning curve for the rookie forward.

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      Toulouse’s French scrum-half Antoine Dupont (L) runs in the first try during the European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool 1, rugby union match between Exeter Chiefs and Toulouse at Sandy Park in Exeter, south-west England on December 15, 2024. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

      5. Richard Capstick – 5
      Battled valiantly in defence but found himself overrun by wave after wave of Toulouse attacks.

      6. Ethan Roots – 5
      Industrious but ultimately outgunned. Struggled to keep up with the pace and precision of the Toulouse forwards and missed a few tackles.

      7. Jacques Vermeulen – 4
      Tried to lay down a marker with physicality but overstepped the mark, conceding three penalties and narrowly avoiding a card for a reckless high shot. A frustrating evening.

      8. Ross Vintcent – 7
      Confrontational and combative, Vintcent topped the tackle charts and added some much-needed grit. A brain-fade penalty for chasing down Merkler and shoving him wasn’t his finest moment, however.

      REPLACEMENTS

      16. Jack Yeandle – 5
      Struggled to provide the desired impact off the bench.

      17. Kwenzo Blose – 5
      Didn’t manage to stem the tide in the scrum after coming on.

      18. Jimmy Roots – 5
      Another who found Toulouse’s pack too hot to handle.

      19. Dafydd Jenkins – 6
      Added some energy and physicality in the second half, though the game was already well beyond reach.

      20. Greg Fisilau – 7
      Brought solid impact from the bench, carrying hard and coming inches from scoring a try. One of the few forwards to consistently get over the gainline.

      21. Will Becconsall – NA

      22. Will Haydon-Wood – 6
      Did what he could in a challenging environment.

      23. Zack Wimbush – 5
      The giant back had limited chances to make an impression.

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      KS 227 days ago

      For a team pumped by more than 40 clear points, some of these ratings have to be waaaaay off.

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      Flankly 1 hour ago
      There remains a culture of excuses in Australian rugby

      One team has exceeded expectations in this series and the other has not. Hats off to a Wallabies team in rebuild mode for a smile-inducing effort in the second test (especially the first half).


      Completely agree that a top ranked team finds ways to defend a big half-time lead, and they did not quite pull it off. The fact that Piardi did not run the Head Contact Process in the 79th minute Tizzano/Morgan incident is worth discussion. However, Schmidt will be pointing out to the team that avoiding a defensive breakdown on your own 5m line at that point in the game is the thing in their control. Equally, clarification 3-2022 says you cannot jump or dive as a means of avoiding a tackle, as Sheehan admits to have done, but the question for Australia is why and how they were facing a tap-and-go 5m from their line (again).


      Where I disagree with this article is the suggestion that Australia are caught in an excuse-making trap of poor performance. For me they are on a steep curve of improvement, and from what we have seen of Schmidt, there is little reason to assume that this will end now. Granted Australia lacks player depth, and that’s a real problem against big teams and in major campaigns. But the Lions are a pretty good team, probably ranking in the top five in the world, and the rebuilding Wallabies were seconds (and a couple of 50/50 ref calls) away from beating them at the MCG.


      In the end, the Wallabies are building to a home RWC, and were expected to lose the Lions series on the way to that goal. Success looks like being seriously competitive in the series loss, with good learnings about what needs to be fixed. A series win would have been a fantastic bonus, and humiliation for the UK/Ireland team.


      I expect the Wallabies to be very credible in the 2025 RC, to be much better in 2026, and to be a very challenging opponent for any team in the 2027 RWC.

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