NEWS EXTRA

By MIKE SINCLAIR
AS Exeter begin their 10th season in the Premiership, Rob Baxter believes his Chiefs have now established a real rugby culture in the city to rival those of Leicester, Bath and Gloucester.
The crowd of 9,722 for last weekend’s Premiership Cup win over Bath at Sandy Park was bettered only at Gloucester where the attendance was boosted by a large contingent of London Irish fans on their club’s return to the top tier. Even though Exeter’s team was made up almost entirely of young hopefuls, exceeded the 9,073 who watched the Chiefs’ 35-18 Prem...