Dweba's Chiefs demolish Van Zyl's Cardiff
SUNDAY WRAP: Exeter demolished Cardiff 31-0 at Sandy Park to finish in third place in Pool Three of the Challenge Cup.
Both teams had already qualified for the knockout phase, making their clash in Devon a tussle for securing the best possible tie for the round of 16.
Back row Ethan Roots inspired Exeter to victory by making a significant impact on both sides of the ball, reflecting a dominant physical display from the hosts.
The Chiefs were out of sight by half-time after Bachuki Tchumbadze ran in two tries and Joseph Dweba crossed for a third to build a 19-0 lead.
Cardiff had selected an under-strength team and paid the price as Julian Heaven and Paul Brown-Bampoe claimed further touchdowns to complete the rout.
Victory continues a resurgent season for Exeter, who sit third in the PREM and are fancied to go deep in the Challenge Cup.
Exeter Chiefs 31-0 Cardiff
The scorers:
For Chiefs:
Tries: Tchumbadze 2, Dweba, Heaven, Brown-Bampoe
Cons: Slade 3
Teams:
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Haydon-Wood, 11 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Steve Varney, 8 Kane James, 7 Ethan Roots, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (captain), 3 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Julian Heaven, 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Rus Tuima, 20 Lewis Pearson, 21 Richard Capstick, 22 Charlie Chapman, 23 Ben Hammersley
Cardiff: 15 Jacob Beetham, 14 Mason Grady, 13 Cornel Smit, 12 Rory Jennings, 11 Tom Bowen, 10 Ioan Lloyd, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Taine Basham, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 James Botham, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Josh McNally (captain), 3 Sam Wainwright, 2 Evan Lloyd, 1 Danny Southworth
Replacements: 16 Dafydd Hughes, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Keiron Assiratti, 19 George Nott, 20 Alun Lawrence, 21 Tom Cottle, 22 Ieuan Davies, 23 Cam Winnett
Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Morne Ferreira (South Africa) & Christopher Allison (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Lyon 19-38 Benetton
The scorers:
For Lyon:
Tries: Parisien 2, Cretin
Cons: Jackson 2
For Benetton:
Tries: Maile 2, Fekitoa, Ratave, Spagnolo
Cons: Smith 5
Pens: Smith
Teams:
Lyon: 15 Alexandre Tchaptchet, 14 Arthur Mathiron, 13 Alfred Parisien, 12 Theo Millet, 11 Jiuta Wainiqolo, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Baptiste Couilloud (captain), 8 Beka Shvangiradze, 7 Liam Allen, 6 Dylan Cretin, 5 Janse Roux, 4 Theo William, 3 Irakli Aptsiauri, 2 Guillaume Marchand, 1 Jérôme Rey
Replacements: 16 Camille Chat, 17 Hamza Kaabeche, 18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Mickael Guillard, 20 Marvin Okuya, 21 Charlie Cassang, 22 Martin Meliande, 23 Iosefo Balewairiki
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Onisi Ratave, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Andy Uren (captain), 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Alessandro Izekor, 5 Riccardo Favretto, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Mirco Spagnolo
Replacements: 16 Nicholas Gasperini, 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18 Giosue Zilocchi, 19 Eli Snyman, 20 Giulio Marini, 21 Michele Lamaro, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Leonardo Marin
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
Assistant referees: Hamish Grant (England) & Amber Stamp-Dunstan (Wales)
TMO: Dean Richards (England)
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