Two Clayton Dee penalties were not enough for Gloucester Under-18s after Exeter Chiefs edged to an 11-6 victory in the fifth place play-off of the Premiership Academy Finals Day.
Dee struck either side of the interval to nudge the young Cherry and Whites into the lead following Declan Matthews early try for the Chiefs at Allianz Park.
But Tom Putt proved the difference, landing two second-half penalties to take the honours.
Exeter started the encounter brightly but both sides struggled to turn pressure into points with both James McFarlane and Dee off target.
But the Chiefs soon established their forward dominance and after nicking a Gloucester lineout Matthews barged through three would be tackles to score in the corner.
McFarlane was unable to add the extras and Dee chipped away at the deficit before booting his side into the lead.
But Gloucester were unable to add to their account in difficult conditions and Putt slotted two long-range effort to take the spoils despite a late fight-back.
Gloucester Rugby: R Forbes, M Tonks, O Thorley, E Creed, T Barbarinsa (T Seabrook 61), C Dee, H Bassett (M Churcher 48); A Serville, J Mullis, G Toye, T Jerrum, A Craig, H Lloyd-Jones (H Walker 47), T Reynolds (W Safe 50), H Germishuys
Pens - Dee (2)
Exeter Chiefs: E Tyler, B Janes, H Strong, N Sixton, H Cully, J McFarlane (T Putt 40), J Maunder (S Fox 16); O Dawe (L Hillar 55), L Trewhella (A Taylor 55), B Keast (J Stanley 45), K Westlake, C O'Shaughnessy, J Caulfield, N Bayet, D Matthews (A Brown 44)
Try – Matthews; Pens – Putt (2)
