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Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter insists getting the "nuts and bolts right" in his side's performance will be the key to them finally seeing off arch rivals Bath Rugby this weekend.

The two Westcountry clubs lock horns for a fourth time this season on Sunday when they meet in the LV= Cup semi-final at the Recreation Ground (1pm).

With Bath triumphant on the previous three occasions this term - as well as holding an 11-game unbeaten sequence over the Chiefs since 2010 - it's little wonder that Baxter and his team are keen to shake the monkey off their back.

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Rob Baxter believes Sam Hill underlines the "success story" of the Exeter Chiefs Academy after the young back today agreed a new two-year contract extension with the Aviva Premiership club.

The 20-year-old centre, whose new deal will take him through until the summer of 2017, becomes the latest member of Baxter's squad to pledge their future to the Chiefs in recent weeks.

Hill's rise through the Exeter ranks - particularly this season - has certainly been impressive and Baxter feels the Exeter-born starlet has all the right attributes to make to the summit of the...

Grecians bow out with heads held high

Exeter City's impressive run in the Under-21 Premier League Cup came to an end as an enthralling St James Park clash with Burnley had to be decided by extra-time. Burnley substitute Nathan Lowe struck the winner early-on in the extra period after it had ended 2-2 at the 90-minute mark.

A dramatic late Tom Nichols equaliser had previously ensured that the game would take at least an additional 30 minutes in order to be settled; the Grecians having hit back twice to level. Midfielder Archie Love twice gave the Clarets the lead, with Jimmy...

Exeter Chiefs flanker Tom Johnson is hoping his impressive on-field display in Saturday’s Aviva Premiership win over London Irish was enough to win him a place amongst Stuart Lancaster’s England squad for this weekend’s crunch RBS Six Nations clash with Wales at Twickenham.

With Saracens No.8 Billy Vunipola sidelined with a knee injury sustained in the recent win over Ireland, Lancaster will now have to make an enforced change to his back-row for the penultimate fixture in this season’s tournament.

Gloucester’s Ben Morgan is likely to get the nod from head coach Stuart...