England star Henry Slade joked that Exeter Chiefs' first win of the season was "better than sex". Slade, who has stepped in to play fly-half in an effort to end Exeter's horrendous run, kicked seven points as the Devon outfit secured a first Premiership win in more than seven months to round out the calendar year as they saw off Gloucester 22-15. Prior to that the former champions had gone eight games without a win - and that run extended further if you go back to last season.
They were eventually able to land the success they so craved with their England international crucial and he spoke candidly after the contest. In the moments after full-time, where his reaction was captured on camera, he was asked on TNT Sports to sum up his emotions and replied: “Better than sex - don’t tell my wife that. It’s awesome, it feels really good.
There’s been a lot of heartbreak.” Slade has claimed two Premiership winner's medals across his six finals whilst at Sandy Park and also boasts a European success on his CV. Exeter were in the hunt to make the top four going into the final day last season but have endured contrasting emotions this year.
"Its a weird one really, didn't think at the start of the season we'd be waiting this long to get our first win, maybe that's where we went wrong," said Slade. "Awesome to see a sellout crowd, get the win, boys were on fire. To get the first win is huge, real pressure on the lads, a young team.
" The win means that Exeter jump off the bottom.
