Baxter frustrated by poor start against Premiership rivals

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter was left to bemoan a poor start from his side as Bath's hoodoo over their Devon rivals continued into a third season, writes Mark Stevens.

Baxter could only watch on as Bath - who have now won all five Aviva Premiership meetings between the two sides - stormed into a 12-0 lead thanks to a converted try from Ben Williams and another from Kyle Eastmond.

Although the Chiefs countered with a try of their own through prop Brett Sturgess, a penalty from home fly-half Stephen Donald ensured the home side led 15-5 at the turn.

Baxter said: "My frustration isn't from coming up short in the game, it's more from the first half performance. I thought we looked edgy and nervous in a game that hadn't really started and we lacked clarity in how we attacked the game."

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