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Gallagher Premiership Review 2018-19

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Exeter Chiefs – 1 st My Prediction – 2 nd   Review: Once again it’s been a fantastic season for Exeter who will return to Twickenham for the season finale. Just like last year they topped the table by eight points and then capitalised on their home semi-final advantage to take apart a visiting side and set up a showdown with Saracens. Besides from being top of the table Rob Baxter’s men have also crossed the whitewash eighty-nine times, twelve more than any other and amassed the highest points tally since Saracens in the 2013/14 season. Exeter constantly put their faith in their forward pack which would grind down their opposition with their physicality before allowing their dynamic backs to play with delightful fluidity that sliced weary defences open for fun. No side can do the simple things like Exeter, their ‘backs to the wall’ defence and ability to build pressure wreaked havoc throughout the campaign. A fundamental building block for the Chiefs success was their abil