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Rob Baxter hailed his never-say-die Chiefs after hooker Jack Yeandle's dramatic extra time try helped set up a mouth-watering European quarter-final clash with South African outfit Stormers.
The dramatic and incredible finish to this Champions Cup clash saw frenzied and hysterical scenes of joy from fans and players alike at the end of a pulsating contest.
The home crowd were certainly put through a gamut of emotionals as firstly their side allowed a 14-man Montpellier - who had England No 8 Zach Mercer sent off after 49 minutes - level the score 26-26 in normal time courtesy of Paolo Garbisi's last ditch penalty.
Louis Carbonel's try in the second half of extra time seemed to have sealed victory for the visitors but Yeandle timed his run and charge across the line perfectly from close range with seconds remaining to become the hero.
Joe Simmonds converted to level the scores and Chiefs triumphed courtesy of scoring five tries to their rivals' four.
Jack Yeandle (centre on floor) scores the winning try for Exeter in extra time against Montpellier
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter credited his side for coming through the 'real tough battle'
Yeandle (middle) previously missed another chance from close-range before scoring the winning try
And Baxter insisted: 'I'm delighted for Jack. How he butchered the first attempt I don't know but I'm glad he got that one to win it.
'We've come through a real tough battle. We've had a few roller-coasters like that over the years and won a few games at the end here as well. So it didn't really surprise me.
'We were not perfect but we were a team which really wanted to win. Strangely losing a man to a red card seemed to galvanise them and make them harder to beat. They grew and grew and seemed to have two extra men at times!
'Coming through emotional roller-coaster like that can be a very good thing for the
