Overview
- Exeter overturned a 26-10 half-time deficit to win 27-26 at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, June 13, 2026, completing a 17-point second-half revival.
- Replacement prop Ethan Burger scored the decisive try in the 68th minute after Bath’s Joe Cokanasiga was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on, and Bath were held up over the line following a more-than-40-phase late attack.
- Exeter’s bench supplied set-piece stability, powerful carries and momentum shifts that changed the contest, and director of rugby Rob Baxter said he told the team at half-time he was confident they could win.
- The victory ends Bath’s bid to reach a third successive final and sends Exeter to face league leaders Northampton Saints at Twickenham next Saturday.
- The result underlines Exeter’s quick turnaround from a ninth-place finish last season and extends their flawless recent play-off record, while Bath will reflect on discipline, decision-making and the absence of Finn Russell.