Baxter admits Exeter will need to change

By JON NEWCOMBE

ROB Baxter admits Exeter’s keep-ball tactics are a thing of the past as they look to remodel their attack.
Exeter’s rise to the top of English and European rugby relied heavily on a possession-based game but Baxter has recognised they need to change.
“Without doubt, and we have got to accept this, the last couple of years really did show that our kind of DNA, our traditional way of keeping the ball in the middle third and working through multi phrases and challenging teams with the amount of ball in play and amount of continual play – has become harder and harder,” he said...

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