Saints began the match a lot the higher facet and after 9 minutes final weekend’s try-scorer Juarno Augstus ploughed by way of the center of the pitch to tee up on-rushing second-row Coles to attain the opener.
Participant of the match Smith added the extras earlier than two penalties meant Saints raced right into a 13-point lead earlier than the half-hour mark.
Chiefs fly-half Harvey Skinner then discovered a yard to dart by way of the Saints defence and located Woodburn, who had the only of duties to attain below the posts.
Within the second half, Exeter’s stand-out participant, Josh Hodge, discovered his vary with the boot splendidly.
His monster kick from simply over midway clipped the within of the suitable upright to cut back the arrears to a few factors.
The guests had been then dealt a hammer blow when Munga charged down scrum-half Sam Maunder’s tried field kick to crash over the whitewash on his fiftieth Premiership look.
4 minutes later, a pinpoint kick from the spectacular George Furbank discovered Hutchinson on the left wing and he completed expertly to attain the strive of the match.
Smith, who ended six from six with the boot, then put Saints 20 factors clear with a well-taken drop objective after the hour mark.
Feyi-Waboso then scored his first strive with 11 minutes remaining after it was adjudged Woodburn had not intentionally knocked the ball on, following a prolonged TMO assessment which confirmed a fingertip contact from Saints substitute Tom West earlier than it acquired to the Chiefs winger.
With 4 minutes left, Hutchinson was despatched to the sin-bin for a excessive deal with on Woodburn and moments later substitute Tom Cairns did brilliantly to search out Feyi-Waboso to attain his second and scale back the deficit to simply six.
The comeback proved to be too little too late for the Chiefs, nonetheless, because the hosts held on to assert a confidence-building victory.
