Exeter Chiefs were made to work right until the final whistle to secure a narrow 20-15 Christmas Eve Premiership win over Bath at a blustery Sandy Park.
One strange moment came following Henry Slade’s try as Stuart Hogg tried to ‘wipe the smile’ off his teammates face.
Joe Cokanasiga’s early Bath score gave the visitors an early before tries from Dave Ewers and Henry Slade, combined with 10 points from the boot of Joe Simmonds’ 10 gave Chiefs the advantage at half-time
Bath were much improved after the break, and were rewarded when Niall Annett mauled over for a try to set up a grandstand finish..
They kept the home side scoreless, but were unable to further breach the line.
We’re sure it was all just banter but it was strange viewing.
5 pairs of team-mates who hated each other ft. Owen Farrell, Danny Cipriani…
There are some true bromances in rugby.
Faf de Klerk and Vincent Koch. Marcus Smith and Alex Dombrandt. Dan Carter and Richie McCaw.
All of them are close, brought together by the sport they excel at.
But not all teammates share such a special bond. Oh no.
There have been several instances in the past of teammates who didn’t get along.
We’ve listed five pairs of former teammates who, well, hated each other.
#1.
Owen Farrell & Dave Attwood
Former England lock Attwood has opened up on the latest RugbyPass Offload about his ongoing rivalry with Owen Farrell.
He revealed: “On the pitch, I struggle a lot with Owen Farrell. We just don’t see eye to eye on a lot of things,
“He hates me with a passion. Despite my earthy roots, he thinks I am a posh c***. He hates that. I bagged rugby league once jovially. I was saying it to take the piss kind of thing, ‘a bloody sport for the peasants’. He f**kin’ hated it.”