EXETER 44, SEDGLEY PARK 23: Tigers knew they would be in for a tough game after the long trip down to the West Country, and the result confirmed that apprehension.

When Exter visited Park Lane in November they left with a 25-39 victory and have been in title contention the whole season.

They trail current leaders and south west rivals Bristol by six points with four games left, having been beaten 68-15 last weekend by the Shoguns.

"We're in for a hard game and we will have to raise the bar another notch," said coach Tim Fourie before the game.

"But most of us watched the Bristol-Exeter game on TV and maybe now it is time for us to throw caution to the wind and play some rugby and try the 50-50 balls, if we can score two quick tries you never know what might happen.

"They might be a bit reckless and miss a few tackles because they are under pressure to win to keep pace with Bristol. But we have to remember they are a well coached team with serious ambitions.

"We shocked them a bit when we played them at our place and they will have taken note of our performances at Plymouth and Penzance, so they won't be taking us lightly.

"If we perform we have an opportunity to shock them; if we don't we could end up feeling like they did last weekend."