Exeter beat London Irish 24-20 in additional time to win the Premiership Rugby Cup.

Irish had Josh Basham yellow-carded with seven minutes left and Exeter capitalised with Josh Iosefa-Scott’s attempt to make it 17-17 at full-time.

Jacob Atkins’ penalty early in additional time put Irish up, however Aidon Davis’ strive simply earlier than the break sealed the win.

It’s the second time in as a few years that Irish have misplaced the ultimate after additional time – they have been overwhelmed on tries scored after drawing 25-25 with Worcester final season, as their 21-year look ahead to a trophy goes on.

It was Exeter’s third home cup triumph since promotion to the highest flight in 2010 – they received the 2014 LV Cup and the 2018 Anglo-Welsh Cup.

The Irish pack – led by the spectacular Lovejoy Chawatama – asserted their management early within the sport, and a second scrum penalty arrange their Thirteenth-minute opening strive as Argentina hooker Ruiz pressured his means over from a maul after a five-metre lineout.

Exeter regathered their composure and have been again on degree phrases 13 minutes later when Innard – who scored two tries within the last when Exeter final received the cup in 2018 – jinked over after an important take by Sean O’Brien, because the Chiefs pressurised Irish on their line.

Exeter had Southworth sin-binned for a head-to-head collision with So’otala Fa’aso’o after 32 minutes, and two minutes later Ruiz bought his second as he was mauled over from a five-metre lineout, earlier than Iwan Jenkins’ penalty decreased the hole to 4 factors on the break.

Jacob Atkins’ penalty 5 minutes into the second half prolonged the Irish lead, however as the sport wore on Exeter began to say themselves as their extra skilled replacements got here to the fore.

Basham went to the sin bin for a excessive hit on O’Brien as he tried to go in from shut vary, and from the ensuing penalty Juan-Martin Gonzalez fantastically stopped Rus Tuima as he tried to go over below the posts.

Irish have been lucky to not have one other off the sector when Ciaran Parker left Jannes Kirsten unconscious after a deal with, quickly after as the sport went into additional time.

Parker virtually scored within the sixth minute of further time when he dived over after seven phases of stress on the Exeter line, however Christ Tshiunza held him up – nevertheless, with a penalty benefit Atkins kicked over a simple three-pointer to place Irish forward as soon as extra.

From the kick-off Tom Wyatt broke by and arrange a great area place, which Exeter ultimately capitalised on as South African flanker Davis went over from a few metres with the ultimate play of the primary 10-minute additional interval.

As each groups drained, Irish regarded as if they may go on and win it as they hammered at Exeter deep of their 22. However the Chiefs defence fantastically repelled 13 phases of Irish stress after which received a turnover from a penalty to win them the title on the Exiles’ dwelling turf.

A push for the highest 4?

Exeter used their earlier two cup home victories as a springboard for higher issues.

Their 2014 victory was their first-ever trophy and laid the foundations for his or her first league title three years later, whereas 2018’s victory gave expertise to gamers that will assist them go on and win a European and home double two years later.

Exeter will hope this 12 months’s crop of finalists will use the expertise to push the Chiefs again to the place they really feel they belong – within the Premiership’s prime 4.

The Chiefs missed out on the play-offs for the primary time since 2016 final season and face a struggle to make it this time period.

However the membership will hope the likes of Dan John, Tuima and Patrick Schickerling can use the expertise of this win to gas a brand new interval of success, as a number of skilled stars corresponding to Sam Simmonds, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Jack Nowell put together to go away.

London Irish: Stokes; Williams, Joseph, Hitchcock, Dykes; Atkins, O’Sullivan; Gigena, Ruiz, Chawatama, Caulfield, Munga, Cooke (capt), Basham, Fa’aso’o.

Replacements: Cornish, Haffar, Parker, Scragg, Gonzalez, Englefield, Poolman, Harmes.

Exeter Chiefs: Wyatt; John, O’Brien, Hendrickson, O’Loughlin; Jenkins, Cairns; Southworth, Innard (capt), Schickerling, Williams, Dunne, Tshiunza, Davis, Tuima.

Replacements: Harris, Kenny, Iosefa-Scott, Teague, Kirsten, Becconsall, Devoto, J Simmonds.

Referee: Adam Leal