Exeter to face Bath in last 16 after loss to Bayonne

Bayonne produced a stunning display to claim a maiden Investec Champions Cup win with a bonus-point victory over 2020 winners Exeter.

Dan Frost crossed for Exeter, who had already secured a home last-16 tie.

Dafydd Jenkins and Rus Tuima edged them closer to a losing bonus and a tie with holders La Rochelle before a Federico Mori double set-up a derby with Bath.

Exeter went down to 12 players in the final stages after losing Joe Hawkins to a red card for an upright head-on-head tackle, with Jack Yeandle and new Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins already in the sin-bin.

Defeat for Chiefs was their first in this year's tournament as they finished second in Pool 3, while Bayonne drop down into the Challenge Cup after ending the pool stage in fifth.

• Champions Cup pool standings

Line-ups

Bayonne: Spring; Callandret, Maqala, Lestrade, Hannoun; Dolhagaray, Rouet; Perchaud, Giudicelli, Tagi, Marchois (c), Mikautadze, Huguet, Heguy, Bruni.

Replacements: Bosch, Cormenier, Villar, Leindekar, Ariceta, Labarbe, Mori, Pourailly.

Exeter: Hodge; Hammersley, Slade, Devoto, Woodburn; Skinner, Cairns; Hepburn, Frost, Painter, Tuima, Jenkins (c), Roots, Vermeulen, Fisilau.

Replacements: Yeandle, Southworth, Iosefa-Scott, Pearson, Vintcent, Townsend, Hawkins, Wimbush.

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