Jerry Sexton hopes to get more chances to impress for Exeter Chiefs after making his Aviva Premiership debut in the defeat against Gloucester.
The 21-year-old second-rower was named on the bench as injuries ruled out Damian Welch and Ryan Caldwell.
He replaced Mitch Lees, who pulled up with a hamstring strain, with more than 30 minutes remaining but could not prevent his side going down to a 26-25 loss.
"It was disappointing," said Sexton. "It was one of those games where we had control of the game a lot but we had a few mistakes exiting our own half after kick-offs."
"The buzz was unbelievable," he added. "It was my first Premiership match so the adrenalin was going.
"Hopefully I can stay here for a long time. I'm here until June and hopefully Rob (Baxter) can see enough until then to keep me on because I really love it here."
Exeter were 9-0 down when Sexton joined the fray in the 46th minute, with Greig Laidlaw having kicked two penalties in the first half and Billy Twelvetrees having just landed a long-range drop goal.
However, the lead changed hands six times in the second half, with 45 of the 51 points scored in a 25-minute period.
Sexton was not surprised there was only one point between the sides when the final whistle went.
"We knew it was going to be a close game, the last three times we've played Gloucester it's come down to the last kick," said the former Ireland under-20s player.
"It's one of those derby matches that it doesn't matter who has the form coming in, it's always going to be tight."
