Blair Cowan was one of the try scorers for the Pirates

Exeter Chiefs proved too powerful for the Cornish Pirates as they completed a league double and claimed a bonus-point win at the Recreation Ground on Sunday.

Two penalties from Gareth Steenson and a try from Andy Miller had given the visitors a 13-0 half-time lead.

Blair Cowan touched down for the Pirates after the break before Richie Baxter scored his first of two tries.

Neil Clark also scored for Exeter before Ben Gulliver and Dave Ward crossed the line for the Pirates.

Baxter's two tries, included an impressive individual effort, running from his own five-metre line to score.

Cornish Pirates: Davies; McAtee, Devlin, Ireland, Jackson (Cook 76); Bentley, Doherty (Cattle 48); Storer (Andrew 58), Elloway (Ward 65mins), Franklin, Collins (Labuschagne 58), Gulliver (capt) (Rimmer 78), Cowan (Holmes 65), Betty, Evans.

Tries: Cowan, Gulliver, Ward.

Exeter Chiefs: Jones; Jess, Sestaret (Cornwell 66), Rennie (Gray 78), Foster; Steenson, Stuart-Smith (Thomas 41); Sturgess, Clark (Blythe 66), Budgen (Tui 53), Hayes (capt), Hanks (Gannon 72), Slade, Miller (Scaysbrook 60), Baxter.

Tries: Miller, Baxter (2), Clark. Cons: Steenson (2); Pens: Steenson (2).

Attendance: 3,661.

Ref: Rowan Kitt.

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