Exeter concede 13 tries and 79 points in record defeat by Gloucester
Exeter Chiefs, the fallen champions of England and Europe, had the riot act read to them after a record Gallagher Premiership defeat which had head coach Rob Hunter lamenting the worst day of his coaching career.
Tony Rowe, club chairman and driving force behind the rags to riches rise of the Devon club, marched into the away changing-room at the final whistle and vented his displeasure after seeing them eviscerated by Gloucester.
'Quite right, too,' Hunter said as he himself struggled to come to terms with the 13-try humiliation. 'Tony is entirely entitled to come in there and fire into everybody. He puts a lot of time and effort into the club, and his expectations and those of everyone else should be way, way higher
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Exeter concede 13 tries and 79 points in record defeat by Gloucester
Exeter Chiefs, the fallen champions of England and Europe, had the riot act read to them after a record Gallagher Premiership defeat which had head coach Rob Hunter lamenting the worst day of his coaching career. Tony Rowe, club chairman and driving force behind the rags to riches rise of the Devon club, marched into the away changing-room at the final whistle and vented his displeasure after seeing them eviscerated by Gloucester. 'Quite right, too,' Hunter said as he himself struggled to come to terms with the 13-try humiliation. 'Tony is entirely entitled to come in there and fire into everybody. He puts a lot of time and effort into the club, and his expectations and those of everyone else should be way, way higher
