Northampton hang on to play-off spot despite collapse at dominant Exeter

• Exeter 40-21 Northampton• Northampton finish in top four thanks to Harlequins lossNext week’s Premiership semi-final will involve these same two teams on the exact same stretch of Devon grass and Exeter will surely fancy a similar outcome. The Chiefs blew slightly hot and cold in this helter-skelter prequel, but with a shade more precision the muscular hosts would have scored more than the six tries which has confirmed them as the league’s top side in the regular season.This bonus point victory has already ensured they have achieved more points and scored more tries in a 22-game domestic sea…