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Premiership final live: Exeter Chiefs win their first ever top flight title as Gareth Steenson scores extra-time penalty

Follow the latest from the Premiership final at Twickenham

Jack de Menezes
Twickenham
Saturday 27 May 2017 11:02 BST
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Jack Nowell scores Exeter's first try of the Premiership final
Jack Nowell scores Exeter's first try of the Premiership final (Getty)

Wasps and Exeter Chiefs face off at Twickenham in the Premiership final with the winner set to be crowned the English champions for the 2016/17 season. Follow the latest here.

  • Wasps vs Exeter Chiefs kicks off at 14:30 BST
  • Wasps make three changes with Kurtley Beale absent through injury
  • Tommy Taylor, Dan Robson and Josh Basset start
  • Exeter make just one change as Olly Woodburn replaces James Short
  • Wasps have not won the Premiership since 2008
  • Exeter have never won the title and are in their second final after last year’s defeat

Follow the live action below...

Teams

Wasps: Willie Le Roux; Christian Wade, Elliot Daly, Jimmy Gopperth, Josh Bassett; Danny Cipriani, Dan Robson; Matt Mullan, Tommy Taylor, Phil Swainston; Joe Launchbury, Matt Symons; James Haskell, Thomas Young, Nathan Hughes.

Replacements: Ashley Johnson, Simon McIntyre, Marty Moore, Kearnan Myall, Guy Thompson, Joe Simpson, Alapati Leiua, Frank Halai.

Exeter Chiefs: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Ian Whitten, Ollie Devoto, Olly Woodburn; Gareth Steenson, Stuart Townsend; Ben Moon, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Harry Williams; Dave Dennis, Geoff Parling; Kai Horstmann, Don Armand, Thomas Waldrom.

Replacements: Jack Yeandle, Carl Rimmer, Tomas Francis, Mitch Lees, Sam Simmonds, Will Chudley, Henry Slade, Michele Campagnaro.

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Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:22
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Here we go then, the two teams are in the tunnel and this place is about to take off...

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:27
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We'll have a minute's silence before kick-off for the 22 victims of the Manchester terror attack.

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:31
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Wasps to kick-off. Here we go!

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:31
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1 mins: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY!

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:31
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1 mins: A solid start for Wasps as they disrupt the kick-off and quickly force Exeter to kick away possession. Launchbury makes the first telling break of the game, but his offload can't be gathered by Haskell and the ball is knocked forwards. First scrum coming up...

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:33
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4 mins: Swainston is pinged straight away for releasing the bind and Exeter win the penalty. It's on halfway, but Steenson goes for touch. He finds it just inside the Wasps half on the left touchline.

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:35
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5 mins: They go with the driving maul and Waldrom breaks through the middle. Wasps disrupt the ruck once he's stopped, but Hughes is penalised for offside. Steenson again turns down the kick at goal and finds the 5m line, much to the crowds' approval.

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:36
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5 mins: The maul immediately collapses and and referee JP Doyle decides it's Exeter's doing, meaning Wasps get the put-in and they survive the first Exeter attack. They're then given a free pass when the Exeter pack get their shove on too early, and Cipriani just about finds touch inside the Chiefs half.

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:37
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8 mins: Wasps get the turnover after a big tackle comes in from Hughes, but Cipriani makes the error when he chips straight into touch when trying to counter.

Jack de Menezes27 May 2017 14:39

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