Benetton started life under Marco Bortolami with an impressive 22-18 home win over the Stormers in a United Rugby Championship opener.
Benetton failed to win a single game in the PRO14 but they opened their Rainbow Cup account with a storming win at Glasgow.
Rob Baxter’s Exeter slipped 14-0 behind to Lyon after just eight minutes but there was to be no Champions Cup upset at Sandy Park.
Here is how the Exeter players rated after they recovered from some early Lyon headaches to bounce back and win their Champions Cup tie.
Two tries from Jac Morgan and scores from Sam Costelow, Dane Blacker, Sione Kalamafoni and Paul Asquith got Scarlets over the Benetton line.
A yellow card for Jacob Stockdale turned what was looking a comfortable evening for Ulster in one where they had to work hard for their PRO14 win.
RugbyPass rounds up and ranks the top Premiership U18 players from the 2019/20 season as they prepare to leave school and take up careers in professional rugby.
You expect rust, you expect a lack of fitness - you don’t expect a performance as aimless and meandering as what Leicester offered up.