{"id":17630,"date":"2024-05-20T10:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/exeter-chiefs-at-step-one-on-a-long-journey-says-boss-rob-baxter\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:03:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:03:29","slug":"exeter-chiefs-at-step-one-on-a-long-journey-says-boss-rob-baxter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/exeter-chiefs-at-step-one-on-a-long-journey-says-boss-rob-baxter\/","title":{"rendered":"Exeter Chiefs at ‘step one on a long journey’ says boss Rob Baxter"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Exeter boss Rob Baxter says his squad are at “step one on a long journey” after missing out on a Premiership play-off place.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Chiefs’ young side finished the season seventh, six points off the top four.<\/p>\n

Having seen a host of established stars such as Jack Nowell, Sam Simmonds, Dave Ewers and Harry Williams leave last summer, many had written off Exeter’s hopes for this season. <\/p>\n

But Exeter got one fewer win than second-placed Bath and fourth-placed Saracens as players such as Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Ethan Roots and Dafydd Jenkins established themselves as new star players. <\/p>\n

“Let’s make this step one and not the final step,” Baxter told BBC Radio Devon after losing at Leicester on Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“This is step one of a long journey and lessons for the rest of the journey.”<\/p>\n

In the first season of a 10-team Premiership, Exeter were one of seven sides with a chance of a semi-final place going into the final weekend. <\/p>\n

Baxter hopes the experienced gained by his young players will stand them in good stead as the Chiefs look to return to the play-offs next season, having not made the top four since 2021. <\/p>\n

He said the end of this season “could have looked a lot different” and hopes they come out of it having learned “how to pick up a few more bonus points away from home, a few more try bonus points – because we left a lot of four-try bonus points begging this season”.<\/p>\n

He added: “Maybe if we hadn’t have got through to the Toulouse game and we’d have played Bath fresh, who knows? <\/p>\n

“That’s how close the season got – it got down to one or two results and we’ve just got to flip the balance back into our favour.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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