Baxter: We need the joy of winning
COVENTRY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Rob Baxter, the Exeter Chiefs director of rugby looks on during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Wasps and Exeter Chiefs at the Ricoh Arena on January 02, 2021 in Coventry, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
WHEN back-rower Dave Ewers plays, Exeter win. The Chiefs have suffered four defeats in the Premiership this season but Ewers, absent for all the setbacks, returned from injury with a thunderous man-of-the-match performance to extend his personal run of Premiership victories to 11.
“We both needed a win for different reasons but thankfully we came through in the end,” he said. “We knew we had to respect Bath as a team with internationals across the board and we did.”
Chiefs DOR Rob Baxter said: “We had to work hard across the 80 minutes because Bath worked hard. Sometimes you have to lock down and show your true colours and fight. We had to keep going and force that crucial score.”
Baxter, who admits his Chiefs are not firing on all cylinders, added: “What’s happened is we’ve taken a few knocks and endured a tough time losing the final last season and probably haven’t got over that.
“I think we have forgotten how to enjoy winning and have to get back to being good honest rugby players.”
