Exeter excelling while international exertions take toll on heavyweights | Robert Kitson

Jack Nowell aside, the Chiefs have stuck together for the vast majority of the season and with a draining season nearing a end before the prolonged pre-World Cups begin, they are on target for a top-four finish• Talking points from the weekend’s Premiership actionStanding as a paying spectator on the East Terrace at Sandy Park on Sunday, clutching a huge pork bap and a pint of Otter, several things sprang to mind. One is that watching rugby live still delivers benefits even free-to-air television cannot match: the cheerful pre-match anticipation, the roars of uncanned emotion, the communion of…