The forward-thinking of Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, has today hit a new level with confirmation that he has signed 30 of his senior squad to new long-term deals at Sandy Park.
With Premiership Rugby clubs agreeing last month to cut the salary cap by £1.4m from the 2021/22 season, Baxter and the Chiefs management wasted little time in securing the future of their crown jewels, including the likes of Stuart Hogg, Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Henry Slade and the Simmonds brothers, Joe and Sam.
SENIOR SQUAD PLAYERS WHO HAVE SIGNED NEW CONTRACT EXTENSIONS ARE:
Don Armand
Corey Baldwin
Luke Cowan-Dickie
Alex Cuthbert
Dave Dennis
Ollie Devoto
Dave Ewers
Tomas Francis
Tom Hendrickson
Alec Hepburn
Jonny Hill
Stuart Hogg
Billy Keast
Jannes Kirsten
Sean Lonsdale
Jack Nowell
Tom Price
Joe Simmonds
Sam Simmonds
Harvey Skinner
Sam Skinner
Henry Slade
Marcus Street
Stuart Townsend
Jacques Vermeulen
Ian Whitten
Harry Williams
Will Witty
Olly Woodburn
Jack Yeandle
This is the definitive Lions XV all the experts have picked to take on South Africa
BACK-THREE
15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland) – 13/20 selections
14. Liam Williams (Wales ) – 12/20
11. Jonny May (England) – 11/20
CENTRES
13. Jonathan Davies (Wales) – 10/20
12. Manu Tuilagi (England) – 16/20