Exeter into Champions Cup knockout stages after Wimbush thwarts Glasgow

Pool 3: Exeter 19-17 GlasgowZack Wimbush scores late try while Warriors denied by referee

Exeter squeezed past Glasgow to book their place in the knockout stages of the Champions Cup with a round to spare thanks to Zack Wimbush’s late try and a controversial disallowed score for the Warriors in the final moments.

Wimbush’s smart finish and Henry Slade’s nerveless conversion put the Chiefs, who had been outplayed by an impressive Glasgow side for large spells, ahead with three minutes remaining before the visitors thought they had won the match at the last. Euan Ferrie pounced on the loose ball at the base of an Exeter scrum near their line and dotted down but the referee, Pierre Brousset, ruled that he had released his bind early and ruled out the try.

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