Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter praised his players after they claimed an impressive 39-24 victory over Bath at the Rec on Friday.
In a typically charged match, Bath started the better with huge physicality and a first-half try for fly-half Rhys Priestland.
But Exeter are never down for long and scored the next five tries as Stu Townsend and Don Armand crossed in the first half, with Matt Kvesic, Ian Whitten and Jack Nowell all going over after the interval.
Bath got one back through replacement scrum-half Chris Cook but it’s Exeter who stay perfect thanks to their suffocating second-half performance, with club legend Gareth Steenson also kicking his way past 1500 Premiership points on a memorable night.
“The first half was a little bitty,” said Baxter after the match.
“However, the players took hold of the situation by going for the corner about 60 minutes in and they kicked on from there.”
Bath director of rugby Todd Blackadder believes his side were their own worst enemies.
“We keep continuing to hurt ourselves a little bit, which is the most frustrating thing, but I can’t fault the attitude or the effort,” he said.
“For the second week in a row, it’s just skill execution and a little bit of game management that have let us down.”