By JON NEWCOMBE

NEW Exeter Chiefs defence coach Omar Mouneimne is confident the tide will change back in favour of defence at some point soon. This season’s Gallagher Premiership featured a record 1,038 tries at a rate of 6.8 per game (discounting cancelled matches) – up from 6.4 tries per game the previous season and 5.8 the season before that. While it made for a brilliant spectacle, defence coaches have had a rough time of it and even an experienced operator like Mouneimne isn’t immune. “We’re in a golden age of attack and it’s keeping...