Stats don’t lie, Chiefs were certainly form team of 2017

By NEALE HARVEY

Challenge: Will Chudley

SCRUM-HALFWill Chudley insists hard work and humility will ensure Exeter build on a superlative 2017 that underlined their status as the dominant new force in English rugby.
A Rugby Paper study reveals that when Chiefs won 20 of their 24 Premiership matches during the calendar year, including play-offs, they scored more points and tries and recorded the most attacking bonus points, with only Premiership finalists Wasps coming close.
Rob Baxter’s title holders won 83.3 per cent of their matches – an astonishing achievement when set again...

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