14 Adam Radwan: Chiefs\u2019 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was the afternoon\u2019s barometer in how a winger should busy himself without the ball. Took Radwan 24 minutes before he showed up in play and while he wasn\u2019t to blame for the defeat, it wasn\u2019t as if he was offering genuine solutions to prevent it from happening. 5<\/p>\n
13 Izaia Perese: A 61-minute curate\u2019s egg of an effort. Was at fault for the second Exeter<\/a> try for needlessly biting in in defence and leaving the remaining cover painfully exposed. However, saved his team what would have been a 0-21 first-half deficit as an off-the-ball push on him was generously deemed enough to cancel Harvey Skinner\u2019s virtuoso score. 5<\/p>\n 12 Solomone Kata: Lasted only 32 minutes, his hamstring giving way on chase back for the ruled out Skinner score. Offered nothing in attack but had ignited a try-saving counter ruck in the early exchanges. 5<\/p>\n Saracens v Gloucester: Five takeaways as Tom Willis delivers where England \u2018lack\u2019 as Tomos Williams illustrates his \u2018sheer brilliance\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins: Tried to keep enthusiastic in the carry despite zero tangible reward. His 14th-minute knock-on when tackled by Feyi-Waboso was an example. Wielded better influence in a Leicester<\/a> defence when he was even moved to inside centre for a while, coming up with a try-saving tackle on fumbling Campbell Ridl at the death to help deny Exeter a four-try bonus point. 6<\/p>\n 10 Billy Searle: Spent this Gallagher PREM afternoon<\/a> eclipsed by opposite number Skinner. Was gritty in what he tried to do, such as a super kick to the corner before the interval. However, it was his yellow-carded try-saver on Skinner that ignited the pressure that ultimately led to Exeter\u2019s third try before his return. 6<\/p>\n 9 Tom Whiteley: A short-lived, 32-minute afternoon where his pass was the only thing he had to offer. It was his charged down seventh-minute clearance kick that ignited the pressure that got Exeter into a lead they never lost. 5<\/p>\n Want more from Planet Rugby? Add us as\u00a0a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a>\u00a0for world-class coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n Forwards<\/p>\n 8 Olly Cracknell: The sort of defender who should be in any team\u2019s selection. Check out an early try-saver on Greg Fisilau or his scurry back to deny Henry Slade near half-time. However, his hands weren\u2019t as dependable across his 51-minute involvement as there were two soft knock-ons before he gave Cameron Henderson the assist for the lone Leicester try. 6<\/p>\n 7 Tommy Reffell: Was leading the Leicester resistance in the tackle until his technique left him down on the blow of a half-time and a bang to the head ended his game. 6<\/p>\n 6 Joaquin Moro: An 80-minute glue player \u2013 along with Ollie Chessum \u2013 whose relentlessness made sure this wasn\u2019t a hammering. His firefighting was a good spectacle. See the 63rd-minute ruck turnover he generated near his line and then the tackle he shared with sub Will Hurd to make sure Will Goodrick-Clarke fumbled the ball in the act of scoring. That denied Exeter their four-try bonus point in the final play. 7<\/p>\n 5 Ollie Chessum (c): If you were to rate the England lock on the very obvious, you\u2019d be shaking your head in frustration over incidents such as the territory-losing penalty given up for a poor high tackle on Feyi-Waboso. However, Sunday at Sandy Park was a day for Tigers fighting in the trenches and his work rate was a prime reason that the margin of defeat was only a respectable 14 points. 7<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Player-Ratings-key1.jpg\")
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