Chiefs opinion: Still time to land a knockout blow in the race...
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With two matches of the season left, Exeter Chiefs are – in the words of head coach Rob Baxter – in with a ‘puncher’s chance’ of making the top four come the end of the season.
Sunday’s 36-29 reverse against Wasps meant they lost their grip on one of the coveted play-off spots, with time running out to make up the one-point deficit separating the Chiefs from fourth-placed Leicester Tigers.
One of the few bright spots to come out of the loss at the Ricoh Arena was Gareth Steenson’s last-gasp drop goal, which came with the final kick of the contest.
That act salvaged something tangible from …
Sunday’s 36-29 reverse against Wasps meant they lost their grip on one of the coveted play-off spots, with time running out to make up the one-point deficit separating the Chiefs from fourth-placed Leicester Tigers.
One of the few bright spots to come out of the loss at the Ricoh Arena was Gareth Steenson’s last-gasp drop goal, which came with the final kick of the contest.
That act salvaged something tangible from …
