This was never going to be the try-fest that we saw here three weeks ago but eight tries is still a decent outing. With Tigers internationals back on board and a first game at this level, the home side were out to prove their worth in this league.

They looked the sturdier of the two sides in the opening minutes spending more time in the Chiefs 22 than the visitors would have liked, but Chiefs were still the first to get points on the board. A Chiefs scrum saw No 8 Niamh Orchard peel off the back to release lock Nichola Fryday for Merryn Doidge to burst over the line.

Lineouts were a lucrative set-piece for Chiefs all afternoon with fly-half Alex Tessier opting to kick to touch anytime a penalty came their way. The next score came from one such penalty kicked to touch for flanker and captain Poppy Leitch to collect the throw-in for a rolling maul and Orchard to go over for the try.

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