Young guns who are shining for the Chiefs

Paul Rees talks to Exeter DoR Rob Baxter to find out how his investment in homegrown talent is paying off at 9 and 10

Exeter Chiefs have done it their own way since securing promotion to the Premiership in 2010 and they continue to defy top flight convention at half-back.
All the eight play-off contenders with the exception of the Chiefs had international half-backs on their books. Outside-half Finn Russell has been credited with making a crucial difference to Bath, Leicester moved for Springbok World Cup winner Handre Pollard after losing George Ford two years ago and table toppers Northam...

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