The Prem

Exeter (24) 38

Tries: Feyi-Waboso 3, Vintcent, Dweba, Skinner Cons: Slade 4

Newcastle (10) 15

Tries: McGuigan, Hearle Con: Connon Pen: Connon

Newcastle Red Bulls began life without Steve Diamond with a 38-15 Prem loss at Exeter.

Two tries from England’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, plus scores from Ross Vintcent and Joseph Dweba saw a dominant home side lead 24-10 at the break.

Newcastle, who dispensed with director of rugby Diamond’s services on Wednesday, struggled to threaten the side that finished one place above the bottom-placed Red Bulls last season during a first half where they were largely second best.

Feyi-Waboso completed his hat-trick after the break and Harvey Skinner added a fifth before Alex Hearle got a late consolation as Exeter moved up to second place in the early-season Prem table while Newcastle remain bottom having yet to get a point.

More to follow.

Exeter: John; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Hammersley, Brown-Bampoe; Skinner, Varney; Goodrick-Clarke, Dweba, Iosefa-Scott, Jenkins (capt), Zambonin, Roots, Fisilau, Vintcent.

Replacements: Yeandle, Blose, Tchumbadze, Tuima, Pearson, James, Chapman, Lilley.

Newcastle: Williams; Spencer, Doherty, Grayson, Hearle; Connon, Elliott; McCallum, McGuigan (capt), de Bruin, Hodgson, Clarke, Neild, Gordon, Mafi.

Replacements: Fletcher, Brocklebank, Palframan, Usher, Lee-Warner, Dickens, Chamberlain, Obatoyinbo.

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys.