European Champions Cup

By MIKE SINCLAIR

EXETER hit the power-pack button in the second half to destroy La Rochelle for the second time this season and secure a home quarter- final.
“At half-time we simplified things,” was Exeter boss Rob Baxter’s no-nonsense explanation for a second-half transformation which ensured the French side’s exit from Europe’s top competition. His pack, inspired by man-of-the-match Luke Cowan-Dickie and two-try Sam Simmonds, responded magnificently following a scrappy first half in which Exeter led twice only to be pegged back both t...