■ By GARY FITZGERALD
ROB Baxter breathed a huge sigh of relief in the chill of Sixways as Chiefs managed to “weather a Warriors storm” before regaining the winning Premiership thread.
The champions climbed back to second place in the table but were pushed all the way by the pumped-up hosts who defied their lowly position.
Worcester had to make do with a losing bonus point but were left frustrated by not being able to pile more pressure on an Exeter side coming back from losses to Wasps and Bristol.
Baxter said: “The team wanted to win very well. But I’ve told the players we can’t be perfect ...