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Irish aim to muzzle Chiefs marksmen

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The Rugby Paper Team
5 January 2020

Fighting for higher honours: Exeter’s Sam Hill

LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss knows his side’s discipline must improve if they are to live with an inform Exeter side who boast two dead-eyed kickers yet to miss in the Premiership. Irish have been prone to giving away penalties and have seen two men sent off and five more yellow-carded in seven games so far.
With Exeter fly-halves Gareth Steenson (10 from 10) and Joe Simmonds (17/17) behind a powerful pack of forwards who score off lineout drives for fun, Kiss told The Rugby Paper:
“You don’t have to do too much...

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