It’s a glorious grind in the rain for heroic Baxter boys

By NICK CAIN

All over: Captain Joe Simmonds celebrates

Destroyer: Henry Slade explodes over the line for Exeter’s only try
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Great response: Jacob Umaga goes over for Wasps

GREAT sides find ways to win when the going gets tough, and Exeter Chiefs did exactly that in claiming this Devon Double.
They join the pantheon of English double winners – becoming only the fourth club to do so by matching Leicester, Wasps and Saracens – and they fully merit the plaudits after battling through the evening deluge at Twickenham, overcoming a spirited Was...

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