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Exeter Rugby Director Rob Baxter has reprimanded charges of his boring playing style, calling critics to "open their eyes". The Chiefs will face the Saracens in the championship final for the third time in four years on Saturday, after recording the most trials of the season, but their power play and penchant for aligned players have led to claims that they are one-dimensional.
After Northampton's defeat by Exeter for the second week in a row last Saturday, Saints rugby director Chris Boyd asked: "If they do not get the team parity, what does their game look like?" ? "Continued the New Zealander. Explain the importance of the teams playing "with a little more optimism" by bridging the gap between Exeter and Saracens – a comment that clearly upset Baxter.
"Chris Boyd commented on optimism in finding a solution," he said. "Well, we did not score a goal on Saturday. Northampton did. There is nothing that shows less optimism than taking a lowering goal.
"We do not have a predetermined way. We have a number of ways. If we create pressure, get a penalty and give a corner kick, it shows great optimism. All I ask is that when people have a clear idea of the style of play, believe what you see with your own eyes. If you only want to focus on the play period when we are five meters from the line, do it, but there is still 95 yards on a rugby field. What about the way we got there and the decisions we made to get there? So, open your eyes and look outside these five meters. "
Joe Marler, for his part, revealed that he would answer an urgent call from England for the World Cup, but that he would do it reluctantly, saying that it would be " disrespectful "to his rivals with their heads down. Marler has had a good season for the Harlequins since the end of his international career in September. The injury to the thigh – of Mako Vunipola – which will prevent him from staying out for the next three months – pointed to the lack of depth of Eddie Jones in this position.
Marler is still in regular contact with Jones and before playing for the Barbarians against the England XV England on Sunday, he said: "If it was an SOS scenario, it would definitely be something I would consider, but they are only not in an SOS. scenario. If they were desperate, I would give them a hand, but that is not the case. I would have a conversation with my wife and I would think about it by saying to her, "Yes, okay, I'll come help you."
"But it's a difficult test. I would not be able to walk and plunge back into it all. Boys have been grafting for years. Not only was Mako brilliant, but the boys who came out showed themselves and proved their worth there. It's been 12 or 18 months since they did it, if someone turned around to say, "Okay, I'll come even though I have not done any work, I'm not sure." I did not do anything, "it's disrespectful. "
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