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While Gloucester will have enjoyed their free-flowing attacking masterclass in the spring sunshine, this could hardly be deemed a 'Premiership' contest. In fact, the term men against boys couldn't have been more fitting to describe Sunday's procession.
Clement (5'), Blake (13'), Ludlow (16'), Harris (19'), Atkinson (25', 54'), Anscombe (29'), Williams (38'), Ford-Robinson (45'), Wade (48'), Singleton (57', 64', 68')
Tries
Hodge (32'), Rigg (71'), Haydon-Wood (80')
Carreras (17', 26', 30', 39', 55', 58'), Anscombe (68')
Conversions
Slade (32')
While Gloucester will have enjoyed their free-flowing attacking masterclass in the spring sunshine, this could hardly be deemed a 'Premiership' contest. In fact, the term men against boys couldn't have been more fitting to describe Sunday's procession.
Oh, the joys of a ringfenced league. Penny for the thoughts of Ealing Trailfinders, repeatedly denied promotion to the top flight because their ground isn't big enough. The Londoners would surely have put up a much sterner fight than the one we saw from a crippling Chiefs.
Exeter remain a shell of their former self. Rob Baxter's side were Premiership and Champions Cup double winners only five years ago, but have endured a significant fall from grace courtesy of a mass exodus of the club's stalwarts.
This 13-try humiliation questions the integrity of the English top-flight, but Gloucester, whose play-off chances were significantly boosted, won't care one bit about that. The drubbing brought back memories of their 95-0 thrashing at the hands of eventual champions Northampton Saints, at the tail end of last season, but at least the Cherry and Whites had the excuse of fielding a second-string outfit ahead of their Challenge Cup final.
This was no makeshift Exeter side, though. Experienced internationals Henry Slade and Dafydd Jenkins were little use, and even the in-form Paul Brown-Bampoe couldn't fire a shot.
Josh Hodge has been arguably Exeter's most consistent player in recent times, and at least he strengthened his chances of touring Argentina this summer with England. The full-back showcased resilience when the contest was dead and buried, taking his first half try brilliantly before the TMO denied him a second late on.
One way traffic from the off
Gloucester's attack was rampant from the off with the home side, roared on by a capacity crowd at Kingsholm, dominating collisions as the Chiefs fell off tackles.
George Skivington's side scored a club record number of tries to outclass their opponents.
The Cherry and Whites secured the bonus point after 19 minutes through Jack Clement, Seb Blake, Lewis Ludlow and Chris Harris before Seb Atkinson, Gareth Anscombe and Tomas Williams added further scores before half time.
Gloucester refused to take their foot off the gas
Jamal Ford-Robinson ensured the Gloucester avalanche would continue in the second half as his touchdown preceded Christian Wade, Seb Atkinson and Jack Singleton getting on the scoresheet before the hour mark.
Singleton secured his hat-trick with two extra tries, completing his treble in just 11 minutes.
Will Rigg and Will Haydon-Wood crossed late on for consolation tries and illustrated a patch of fight in the Chiefs, but make no mistake, this was a dark day for the Devonians.
The defeat was Exeter's heaviest in the top flight, surpassing a 55-12 loss to Sale 14 years ago.
Gloucester Rugby Starting XV (1-15) Val Rapava Ruskin, Seb Blake, Afolabi Fasogbon, Arthur Clark, Freddie Thomas, Jack Clement, Lewis Ludlow, Ruan Ackermann, Tomos Williams, Gareth Anscombe, Jacob Morris, Seb Atkinson, Chris Harris, Christian Wade, Santiago Carreras
Gloucester Rugby Replacements (16-23) Jack Singleton, Jamal Ford-Robinson, Kirill Gotovtsev, Cameron Jordan, Freddie Clarke, Caolan Englefield, Charlie Atkinson, Jack Cotgreave
Exeter Chiefs Starting XV (1-15) Scott Sio, Jack Yeandle, Marcus Street, Rus Tuima, Dafydd Jenkins, Ethan Roots, Ross Vintcent, Greg Fisilau, Niall Armstrong, Harvey Skinner, Paul Brown-Bampoe, Joe Hawkins, Henry Slade, Ben Hammersley, Josh Hodge
Exeter Chiefs Replacements (16-23) Max Norey, Kwenzo Blose, Josh Iosefa-Scott, Richard Capstick, Jacques Vermeulen, Stu Townsend, Will Haydon-Wood, Will Rigg
| # | Team | PL | W | L | D | PD | BP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bath Rugby | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 14 | 66 |
| 2 |  Leicester Tigers | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 13 | 51 |
| 3 |  Sale Sharks | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 8 | 48 |
| 4 |  Bristol Bears | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 |  Gloucester Rugby | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 |  Saracens | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | -13 | 12 | 44 |
| 7 |  Northampton Saints | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 |  Harlequins | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -35 | 12 | 38 |
| 9 |  Exeter Chiefs | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | -147 | 9 | 21 |
| 10 |  Newcastle Falcons | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | -311 | 4 | 12 |
