Long trip for Baxter's men

Exeter Chiefs have named their side for Round Five of the Gallagher Premiership as they make the long trip north to take on Steve Diamond’s Newcastle Falcons.

It’s a relatively settled pack with just one change in the back row. And so, the experienced front row of Scott Sio, captain Jack Yeandle and Marcus Street prepares to pack down together for a second straight week.

Having impressed the Sandy Park faithful on his debut, Argentinian international Franco Molina again partners Rusi Tuima in the second row.

Ethan Roots comes in at blindside flanker for Jacques Vermeulen with Richard Capstick and Ross Vintcent remaining in place from a narrow defeat to Bristol Bears last week.

The fly-half and centre pairings are unchanged as Sam Maunder and Harvey Skinner man nine and 10 while Joe Hawkins and Olly Woodburn look to strike from centre of the field.

Having both scored a brace of tries last weekend in Devon, Paul Brown-Bampoe and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso start on the wings again with Josh Hodge at full-back.

Director of Rugby Rob Baxter is relishing the idea of his side getting a result this week and beginning to hit their stride in the league competition.

He said: "I think we’re learning an awful lot through experience, and you have to do that – you have to learn to take the rough with the smooth. However, it doesn’t feel to me like we’re a very long way off being a good, competitive team."

The game kicks off at 19.45 tomorrow (October 18).