By NICK CAIN

Fast start: Dave Dennis goes over for Exeter after eight minutes
PICTURE: AFP

THE European Cup has become a real bugbear for Exeter, a bit like an itch you cannot quite reach.
However, they managed the necessary contortions yesterday, getting off to an ideal start to this season’s tournament with a conclusive away victory at La Rochelle.
There are not many teams that manage to storm the gates of La Rochelle’s Stade Marcel Deflandre citadel, and certainly not with the conviction Exeter showed here by coming away with a bonus point win, which will do wonders for ...