Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby: Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs Round 3 Review

Exeter Chiefs ran riot up north as they sealed a 3-54 victory over Sale Sharks at CorpAcq Stadium.

The Round 3 rearranged fixture saw the Devon outfit score eight tries, cementing their sixth win of the season.

Canadian international Emily Tuttosi opened the scoring within three minutes for the visitors after she profited from a classic Chiefs driving lineout. 

Despite ill-discipline allowing Sale’s Minori Yamamoto to slot a penalty, Susie Appleby’s side continued to assert their dominance in the first half with further tries from Katie Buchanan and Ebony Jefferies.

Running riot 💪

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The hosts couldn’t get off the ground after the break as Red Rose Harriet Millar-Mills collected her own try at the 46-minute mark, quickly followed by a second dash over the whitewash for Exeter University’s Buchanan.

Sale were reduced to 14 after Jess Taylor-Roberts was shown a yellow with half an hour to go and their West Country opposition pounced on the opportunity by sending hooker Tuttosi over again from close range. 

Taz Bricknell was keen to get in on the action in the final ten minutes with two scores of her own sealing a dominant victory for Exeter Chiefs on the road.