Premiership team-by-team previews: Exeter Chiefs
The summer marked a reset for Exeter following the departure of a number of players who were instrumental in their league and Champions Cup double success three years ago. Jack Nowell, Joe and Sam Simmonds, Jack Maunder, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Harry Williams, Dave Ewers, Stuart Hogg, Ben Moon, Ian Whitten and Jannes Kirsten either moved on or retired, leaving director of rugby Rob Baxter with a rebuild.
The Chiefs have brought in six players, including the Wales centre Joe Hawkins, but having failed to make the playoffs for the second straight se...