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Exeter inflicted a record top-flight defeat on defending Premiership champions Saracens as they ran amok at Sandy Park. Rob Baxter’s side were in scintillating form, running in 11 tries including a hat-trick for Josh Hodge as they won 65-10.
In a dominant display from start to finish, Saracens simply had no answer to the power, pace and precision of Exeter – who bagged a bonus point by the 16th minute and led 41-0 at half-time.
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