Rob Baxter signs new Exeter Chiefs deal

Rob Baxter has signed a new contract with Exeter Chiefs, extending his long association with the club and reinforcing its long-term plans.

The director of rugby has committed his future to Chiefs as the club continues building a younger squad and reshaped coaching group for the seasons ahead.

Rob Baxter Signs New Exeter Chiefs Contract

Baxter has been at the centre of Exeter’s rise for well over a decade and remains one of the most important figures in the club’s history.

A former player and long-serving coach, he first took charge in 2009 and has overseen the most successful period the club has enjoyed.

Exeter Chiefs Back Long-Term Squad Development

Chiefs chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe said Baxter has helped shape the club both as a player and coach, while also building a young squad and refreshed coaching team capable of competing at a high level.

“Rob has been front and centre of the growth of this club having helped build its foundations as a player. He is an Exeter Chiefs man through and through and has led us through some of our most memorable moments.

“He has also built a new coaching team and a young squad that are already keen and able to compete at the top level. It will be exciting to see where he can take them in the next few years.”

Rob Baxter Targets Future Exeter Success

Baxter said he remains highly motivated by the current group of players, the academy pathway and the staff around him.

“I’m delighted to have signed a contract extension. I’ve been involved here a long time, had some fantastic experiences and some tough ones along the way too, though thankfully those have been few and far between.

“To have the club be happy to extend my time here makes me proud.

"The key thing for me is how excited I am and how enthused I am to work with the current crop of players we have here at Chiefs as well as the players we’ve already signed for next season, the young academy players coming through our pathway, and the group of coaches.

“I can really see a bright future for the club. I genuinely feel we’re going to be a club challenging others at the right end of the PREM and hopefully we’ll grow into a team who battles it out in the latter stages of European competition in the future too.

His renewed commitment also ensures stability across the coaching set-up, which now includes Dave Walder, Haydn Thomas, Ross McMillan, James Wilson and Glen Townson.