A tale of two teams

A battling Exeter Chiefs side secured a win at the death with a Henry Slade conversion which topped off a valiant second half comeback against French giants Toulon in the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup.

Stade Felix Mayol, as lively and bouncing as ever, greeted the Chiefs on a fair-weathered afternoon in the French city.

In the dying seconds Henry Slade did what he does best and slotted a conversion which was enough to take Chiefs one point ahead and end the game in a momentous away win.

Full-time: Toulon 18, Chiefs 19. You can read the full match report here.

Meanwhile, in a case of deja vu from previous performances, when Exeter City once again failed to find the net losing 0-1 at home to Port Vale. 

"It's another frustrating game," said manager Gary Caldwell.

"I thought the players gave everything and we were the better team in the game. The first 15 is where I've asked for a little bit more, I felt we could have taken the lead.

"We kept putting balls in the box and create good chances but we aren't putting it in the back of the net. I want to see more conviction in the final actions - we're too tentative. We're a bit slow in the thought process because of the run we're on.

"The confidence has to be there for the players."

You can watch an interview with the manager here.