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Montpellier 37-26 Exeter: Sam Simmonds hat-trick gives Eddie Jones a Six Nations dilemma... but it isn't enough to save Chiefs from defeat Exeter Chiefs were beaten in their final pool stage game of the Champions Cup No 8 Sam Simmonds scored a hat-trick on his 100th appearance for the club Chiefs will now face Munster in the last 16 of Europe's premier competition
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Sam Simmonds' stunning hat-trick gave Eddie Jones another England Six Nations headache but it was not good enough to earn Exeter victory in Montpellier.
Simmonds marked his 100th Chiefs appearance with a 50-minute treble. He has now scored 75 tries for Rob Baxter's men. The 27-year-old No 8's strike rate is remarkable.
Simmonds' England rival Alex Dombrandt also crossed for a hat-trick for Harlequins on Friday and the pair are the two most natural options to pack down at the base of Jones' scrum, even though the Australian bizarrely sees Tom Curry — a more natural openside flanker — as the man to fill that position.
