Exeter Chiefs:<\/strong> (0) 24<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Tries: <\/strong>Zackary, Rogers, Sinclair <\/span>Pen:<\/strong> McGoverne <\/span>Cons:<\/strong> McGoverne 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Saracens:<\/strong> (14) 21<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Tries:<\/strong> Botterman, McKenna, Breach<\/span> Cons:<\/strong> Aitchison 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Exeter scored with two minutes left on the clock to reach a second successive Premier 15s final, ending Saracens’ perfect semi-finals record.<\/span><\/p>\n Sarries led 14-0 at the break, but the Chiefs went ahead in the second half as the visitors went down to 13 players.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Back to 15, Saracens piled on pressure and Jess Breach gave them the lead.<\/span><\/p>\n Another yellow card gave Exeter a numerical advantage again and Eilidh Sinclair crossed to seal victory in front of a jubilant Sandy Park.<\/span><\/p>\n The Chiefs will play Gloucester-Hartpury in the final at Kingsholm on 24 June.<\/span><\/p>\n Three-time champions Saracens had reached all four of the previous Premier 15s finals, and beat Exeter to claim the title in last year’s edition.<\/span><\/p>\n They had never won at Sandy Park, though, and initially looked set to change that as England prop Hannah Botterman broke through a defiant Exeter defence to score, before Sarah McKenna went over shortly after.<\/span><\/p>\n Exeter responded exactly as they needed to after the break. Katie Buchanan made a sensational break, tearing down the field before Kate Zackary crossed just 45 seconds after kick-off.<\/span><\/p>\n Liv McGoverne cut Saracens’ lead to 14-10 with a penalty, before the visitors earned two yellow cards within a minute of each other – both Holly Aitchison and co-captain Marlie Packer going to the sin-bin for deliberate knock-ons.<\/span><\/p>\n Exeter took their opportunity, building through phases before Hope Rogers crossed from short range and McGoverne landed the conversion to give them the lead for the first time at 17-14.<\/span><\/p>\n Still Saracens could not be stopped. They inched towards the tryline and, with Exeter’s defence holding firm, Aitchison opted for a cross-field kick that allowed her England team-mate Breach to score.<\/span><\/p>\n Exeter soon applied pressure at the other end. Eventually Saracens’ Georgia Evans was shown a yellow card in the 78th minute and Sinclair took her chance to seal victory.<\/span><\/p>\n |
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