Baxter writes off Exeter’s worst-ever season

Rob Baxter, the manager of Exeter, has stated that he will not repeat the team’s worst season to date.

In their final Premiership game of the year, the Chiefs defeated third-placed Sale 30-26.

Exeter ended up in the top flight with just four wins all season, which was an improvement on some games this year.

It marks the conclusion of an arduous campaign for Exeter, which saw the club sack three coaches and suffer a 79-17 defeat at Gloucester one month ago.

When asked about his plans for the upcoming campaign, Baxter replied, “I’m not going to refer to this season at all.”

“My expectations for them going forward are what I’m going to refer to.”

In the past three or four weeks, I’ve only mentioned that my expectations of them are higher than their expectations of themselves are.

The end of a season saw Exeter lose all four of their European games and draw just four league games, two of which were played against Saracens and Northampton, who had lost many of their international stars.

Exeter have since improved and had a chance to win the game against a Sale side, who knew a win would set up a fourth play-off campaign in the last five years.

“A lot of teams need a dedicated starting point,” Baxter continued. “Gloversburg was a dedicated starting point for us.”

No one can enter my office while I’m talking to them and say, “Everything is fine, I don’t understand why we’re reacting.”

You don’t need anyone to have second opinions about whether what is on the field is good enough. You do.