NICK CAIN
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TONY Rowe is one of the most vociferous of the Premiership owners, and he held court after Exeter had demonstrated just how elastic competitive standards in English club rugby’s ring-fenced top league have become by trouncing Premiership champions Saracens 65-10 at Sandy Park last Saturday.
The Chiefs did it despite the visitors having eight current or former internationals in their match 23. The fact that Saracens were missing a further eight internationals, who were playing in the World Cup quarter-finals – seven with England, and one with Fi...