By MARK STEVENS

IN the rugby world, players often emerge as leaders not only through their skill, but through their character, shaping their teams in ways that endure beyond the game.
Though separated by geography and time, it’s hard not to see real comparisons between Rob Baxter in his own playing days and that of Franco Molina, below, the Argentinian who he has brought to Exeter this season to offer some sizeable prime beef to his Chiefs pack.
Over the years, Baxter’s name became synonymous with the transformation of the Chiefs, but his journey began humbly as a play...