By NEALE HARVEY

HARVEY SKINNER aims to lay down a marker by proving he is a viable candidate to replace club legend Gareth Steenson when Exeter’s ace playmaker eventually retires.
Academy product Skinner, 21, has a chance to impress in the coveted No.10 jersey at Newcastle today after spending the first chunk of the season at Cornish Pirates.
The Premiership Cup represents a golden opportunity for the Tauntonborn fly-half, who starts alongside another rapidlyimproving tyro, No.9 Sam Maunder.
Skinner told The Rugby Paper: “Steeno’s going well at the moment and Joe Simmond...