A tight encounter saw Thomas Waldrom and Luke Cowan-Dickie score in either half and Henry Slade booted 10 points as Bordeaux wing Nans Ducuing was sent off.

Ducuing saw red for what was deemed a dangerous tackle on Olly Woodburn as the French side failed to back up their win at Sandy Park last Sunday.

Both sides went hell for leather early on, a tight game seeing the first quarter coming to an end with both sides level at 0-0.

There was little between the sides, Lionel Beauxis putting a drop goal wide and Slade just failing to dot down in a foot race to the line following a chip through.

Beauxis was then back on target with a 24^th minute penalty and the French side then moved further ahead when the fly-half added his second penalty. The build-up to that score had seen Bordeaux break down the blindside, a flowing team move ending with Exeter’s Mitch Lees seeing yellow for infringing at a ruck.

At that stage you feared for the Chiefs, but they made light work of being a man down.

They went straight back up the other end, Slade creating the space from which Waldrom crashed over. The England man converted for a narrow 7-6 advantage.

The second period started with a third penalty from Beauxis before Ducuing’s red card incident arrived.

Both players went for the ball, but referee John Lacey deemed the tackle dangerous and sent the French player from the field.
 
Slade’s penalty then put Exeter back ahead before Exeter’s Greg Holmes was yellow carded to make it 14 against 14.
 
Replacement Baptiste Serin quickly kicked a penalty, but Cowan-Dickie then responded as he crashed over from close range for what proved to be the decisive score.
 
Slade converted and sealed the win with a late penalty, but Exeter still face a tough ask to qualify for the latter stages.