'Same players but different men' - Exeter's remarkable turnaround

'Same players but different men' - Exeter's remarkable turnaroundImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Exeter became the first side to reach a Prem final having finished third in the tableByBrent Pilnick, BBC Sport England and Sophie Hurcom, BBC Sport EnglandPublished9 minutes ago3 CommentsExeter boss Rob Baxter says his side's rise from their worst season to a Prem final is one of his greatest achievements.The Chiefs fought back from 26-10 down to win 27-26 at Bath and book a first final spot in five years.The victory came a year after the club's worst campaign when they finished ninth in the Prem and suffered the heaviest defeat in their history - a 79-17 loss at Gloucester just over a year ago.A team that had reached six successive Prem finals - winning two and also clinching a European Champions Cup in 2020 - going to a side with just four wins all season, two of which were against under-strength opponents, rang alarm bells at Sandy Park.But a year on, after a transformative season on and off the field, Baxter prepares to make his Twickenham return against table toppers Northampton."To look at players on the field fighting to a standstill like they did today, and some of those lads are the same lads who were losing by 80 points at Gloucester at the end of last season," he told BBC Sport."It's the same players, but it's different men, and that makes me incredibly proud."Image source, ShutterstockImage caption, Rob Baxter will take Exeter to their seventh Prem final under his leadershipExeter fight back to stun Bath and reach Prem finalPublished47 minutes agoHow brutal pre-season sent Exeter back to play-offsPublished2 days agoBaxter's side became the first to finish in third place and reach a play-off final.They are also the first team to win an away semi-final since Harlequins' historic comeback victory at Bristol in 2021, a victory that set them up for a dramatic win over Exeter at Twickenham a...