Gloucester were left stunned when an Exeter Chiefs team all but eliminated from the Champions Cup put a serious dent in their hopes of making the knock-out stages.
The locals at Kingsholm showed up expecting their side to record their third win of the pool stages, especially after Chiefs had been bested at Sandy Park last Saturday.
Instead, it was Chiefs that brought the hurt. Their forward pack ran amok and tries from Sam Skinner and Don Armand, along with some crisp Gareth Steenson goal-kicking, had them purring.
Don Yeadle and Harry Williams scored second half tries and Gloucester had to eat the 29-17 scoreline.
One would imagine, then, that BT Sport's post-match review would have been a sombre affair. Not so, as a lot of home fans hung around to make their voices heard, as well as some triumphant Exeter supporters.
One fan in particular was having such a jolly time that his teeth came flying out, mid song, and landed right behind where former England and Lions star Ugo Monye was sitting.
https://twitter.com/micko_carroll/status/1073698396190531585
Monye himself got a good laugh out of the incident.
You can see from the clip below just how into his singing this fan was getting before his gnashers went flying.
https://twitter.com/ugomonye/status/1073704490379952130
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