Exeter back on top in Premiership with bonus-point defeat of Newcastle

• Exeter 34-24 Newcastle• Falcons also gain bonus point despite two yellow cards in second halfThe champions are back at the top of the table. Exeter know that counts for little at this stage, but to leapfrog one of the early pace-setters with this bonus-point win means their defence remains coherent, notwithstanding two defeats already. They were far from perfect, failing to capitalise on 20 second-half minutes when they had a man advantage and shipping four tries, but a win like this against a fellow top-four side is enough to be getting on with.“I don’t think we’ve been too far off track,” …