Exeter coach Ali Hepher refuses to be gloomy about the stars leaving, instead focusing on their play-off push.
“We have seven games left of our regular league programme and we have to accelerate towards the finish line,” he said.
“We need to put the hammer down when we come back to the league at home to Sale in a month’s time. There is a lot to play for.
“We are not getting involved in any doom and gloom talk about players leaving, there is a lot of excitement about the
future and present. We have a special group of young players coming through and older heads who are all hungry.
“We didn’t...