Rob Baxter: Exeter Chiefs boss signs new contract with Prem club

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter – the Prem’s longest-serving boss – has signed a new contract.

The 55-year-old has agreed a “multi-year” deal to stay at Sandy Park. Both the club and Baxter have not disclosed the length of his new contract.

Baxter took the helm at Exeter in 2009 and led the club to promotion from the Championship into the top flight for the first time in 2010.

He has been in charge for Exeter’s entire history as a Prem side – the Chiefs won the English title in 2017 and 2020 and were crowned European champions in 2020.

Between 2016 and 2021 Exeter reached every Premiership final, but have not been to Twickenham since.

“It’s very exciting, very pleasing, particularly because I can you can see where we look like we’re potentially heading as a team and as a club,” Baxter told BBC Sport.

“Things are looking very positive for us at the moment, players are a good age range, the majority are here next year already, we’ve got quite a lot of contract stuff done and are not losing too many guys.

“We’re doing quite well on the field as regards where we are in competitions and when you keep players together and teams together who are achieving that often you can start to build year by year for quite a period of time.”