Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby
By thechiefstribe.com
October 15 2025
TEAMS, MATCH INFORMATION, PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION THREAD AND SCORE PREDICTIONS
Saturday 25 October 2025 at 3 p.m.
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Exeter Chiefs:
15 Josh Hodge
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
13 Henry Slade
12 Len Ikitau
11 Olly Woodburn
10 Harvey Skinner
9 Stephen Varney
1 Scott Sio
2 Joseph Dweba
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott
4 Dafydd Jenkins (c)
5 Rusi Tuima
6 Tom Hooper
7 Ethan Roots
8 Greg Fisilau
Replacements:
16 Jack Yeandle
17 Ethan Burger
18 Bachuki Tchumbadze
19 Andrea Zambonin
20 Kane James
21 Charlie Chapman
22 Will Haydon-Wood
23 Ben Hammersley
15 Josh Hodge
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
13 Henry Slade
12 Len Ikitau
11 Olly Woodburn
10 Harvey Skinner
9 Stephen Varney
1 Scott Sio
2 Joseph Dweba
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott
4 Dafydd Jenkins (c)
5 Rusi Tuima
6 Tom Hooper
7 Ethan Roots
8 Greg Fisilau
Replacements:
16 Jack Yeandle
17 Ethan Burger
18 Bachuki Tchumbadze
19 Andrea Zambonin
20 Kane James
21 Charlie Chapman
22 Will Haydon-Wood
23 Ben Hammersley
Gloucester Rugby
15 Charlie Atkinson
14 Ben Redshaw
13 Will Joseph
12 Max Llewellyn
11 Jack Cotgreave
10 Ross Byrne
9 Tomos Williams (C)
1 Ciaran Knight
2 Seb Blake
3 Nepo Laulala
4 Freddie Thomas
5 Matias Alemanno
6 Josh Basham
7 James Venter
8 Hugh Bokenham
Replacements
16 Jack Innard
17 Dian Bleuler*
18 Afo Fasogbon
19 Cam Jordan
20 Jack Mann
21 Caolan Englefield
22 George Barton
23 Will Knight*
*Denotes Prem debut
15 Charlie Atkinson
14 Ben Redshaw
13 Will Joseph
12 Max Llewellyn
11 Jack Cotgreave
10 Ross Byrne
9 Tomos Williams (C)
1 Ciaran Knight
2 Seb Blake
3 Nepo Laulala
4 Freddie Thomas
5 Matias Alemanno
6 Josh Basham
7 James Venter
8 Hugh Bokenham
Replacements
16 Jack Innard
17 Dian Bleuler*
18 Afo Fasogbon
19 Cam Jordan
20 Jack Mann
21 Caolan Englefield
22 George Barton
23 Will Knight*
*Denotes Prem debut
Match Officials
Referee: Adam Leal
ARs: Alex Thomas & Calum Howard
TMO: Luke Pearce
Referee: Adam Leal
ARs: Alex Thomas & Calum Howard
TMO: Luke Pearce
Weather Forecast as at 1200 Friday
Sunny intervals and a fresh breeze from the north west
Temperature 11 degrees will feel like 8 degrees
Low chance of precipitation
Sunny intervals and a fresh breeze from the north west
Temperature 11 degrees will feel like 8 degrees
Low chance of precipitation
Ma boi at 22! #allgoodinlehaydonwood
Cueto wasn't in touch, at least in my dreams.
Cueto wasn't in touch, at least in my dreams.
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Channel 451 TNT Sports 6 SD from 1500
Channel 459 TNT Sports 6 HD from 1500
Also available on Discovery +
Think we should get max points from this one. Hope our line out is a bit more secure.
Chies 42 Glaws 20
Chies 42 Glaws 20
Gloss are missing some big players, so I think we should win this. Chiefs 34 - 15 Gloss.🤞
Always a risk of a banana skin in prem games but Chiefs should be looking to consolidate top 4 position in the circumstances
Bench has reverted from 6-2 to 5-3 perhaps to get some game time into back up 9 and 10 lest Varney/Skinner need a rest or pick up an injury / international call up for Varney.
Like to see Ruisi show a bit more development as others have done in recent weeks , it is in him !
Be interesting to see our cup teams this year but hoping for a crowd over 10000 break even and as I say a top 4 consolidation with some tough games to come
Bench has reverted from 6-2 to 5-3 perhaps to get some game time into back up 9 and 10 lest Varney/Skinner need a rest or pick up an injury / international call up for Varney.
Like to see Ruisi show a bit more development as others have done in recent weeks , it is in him !
Be interesting to see our cup teams this year but hoping for a crowd over 10000 break even and as I say a top 4 consolidation with some tough games to come
Glos have put out a fairly strong side considering their injuries, but we should have enough to overcome them hopefully.
Wonder what prompted us to revert to a 5/3 split on the bench? Great to see Haydon-Wood back on the bench, let's hope he gets some meaningful game time.
Edit to add score prediction: Chiefs 36 Glos 27
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2025:10:25:09:10:23 by ExeterFan.
Wonder what prompted us to revert to a 5/3 split on the bench? Great to see Haydon-Wood back on the bench, let's hope he gets some meaningful game time.
Edit to add score prediction: Chiefs 36 Glos 27
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2025:10:25:09:10:23 by ExeterFan.
The next block of fixtures are tough, Sale, Saracens, Leicester, Bath and Bristol, I doubt it’s lost on anyone that a 5 point result will be of benefit going into the that group of fixtures. I also feel we have our tales up, Gloucester are without several front line players, so I’m going for a solid Chiefs win.
Chiefs 47 Gloucester 19
Chiefs 47 Gloucester 19
I’m less confident of a dominant win, but quite a few of our boys will want to lay to rest the ghost of last year’s drubbing at Kingsholm, so I’m hoping they’ll bring it home. Much of it depends on how the front row goes.
Chiefs 31; Glos 26
Chiefs 31; Glos 26
With Harvey playing well, that backline looks formidable, in both attack and defence.
And a fearsome pack. I wouldn't want to face that back row!
And a fearsome pack. I wouldn't want to face that back row!
I think the move to 5:3 is due to our wealth of backs and the comparative resilience of our forwards. PBB 'saved' in favour of Ollie who really did put in a shift last week.
Chiefs 45: Gloucester 18
In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.
Chiefs 45: Gloucester 18
In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.
I'm quite optimistic which is probably a disaster.
I'm going 47 chiefs 16 glaws
I'm going 47 chiefs 16 glaws
Would like to have seen Vincent and Brown on the bench real match winners plus start with Zambonin to help our line out, other than that a good side. A must win game imo Exe 38 Glaws 24
Must get 5 points out of this game. As others say a tricky run of fixtures in next block. Wish Zambonin was starting. Quite confident after last week so Chiefs 42 Gloucs 22
Gloucester are capable of scoring points, but so far this season they seem pretty incapable of defending! So a high scoring game is likely in my opinion. If we play with the same energy as last week we should have too much for them, on paper we have a much stronger team. As obvious as it is to point out, with confidence not sky high in either team, a fast start would help. If we get early points on the board I could see us running away with it
As Andy says above it's a game we really should be winning, Gloucester have one of the smallest budgets and are struggling with injuries at the moment. I think the players will be itching to get out there after last week and to carry on our improvement. I'm going Chiefs 42 Glous 24
As Andy says above it's a game we really should be winning, Gloucester have one of the smallest budgets and are struggling with injuries at the moment. I think the players will be itching to get out there after last week and to carry on our improvement. I'm going Chiefs 42 Glous 24
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