Rob Baxter says Exeter face a tougher task than Liverpool when returning from lockdown as favourites to be crowned English champions.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds clinched the Premier League on Thursday having restarted their campaign with a 25-point lead. Chiefs have 11 games, including play-offs, still to go and lead rugby’s Premiership by only five.
Baxter insists his side “aim to start on fire and get better from there” when the top flight resumes in mid-August. And he acknowledged that seeing Liverpool pick up from where they left off gives his Exeter side confidence that they can follow suit.
But he said: “Liverpool have a bigger lead than we’ve got and they don’t have to play a semi-final or final. “I am confident we’ll return and be a good