The Chiefs’ regular ascent to the top of the Premiership is in no small part down to the emergence of Cornwall’s finest,Luke Cowan-Dickie and Jack NowellTo play for Exeter Chiefs at present is to be floating on fresh West Country air. Top of the Premiership with five matches left, they are in danger of rivalling Leicester City as this season’s most beguiling sports story. The dissimilarity is that no one in football saw the Foxes coming. The Chiefs possess been tracking the establishment for six seasons, and edging ever closer to springing the local-hero ambush that would deliver national acclaim.
Not that anything is yet guaranteed; even whether they win their remaining games,starting against their nearest rivals Saracens in north London on Saturday, two play-off victories would still be required. For that reason their big chief, or Rob Baxter,shrugs his wide farmer’s shoulders and admits he is not unduly bothered whether the club finish first or second. What does matter is encouraging his boys to approach their remaining challenges without fear and to walk absent without any regrets.
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Source: theguardian.com