Baxter targets battle of the breakdown for Munster visit

Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby Rob Baxter.

Rob Baxter has identified Munster’s focus on the breakdown as a potential weakness and has warned the Irish province his Exeter Chiefs side won’t die wondering.

Munster face Exeter at Sandy Park this Saturday in the first leg of their Heineken Champions Cup last 16 clash. The breakdown is a facet of the game which Munster pride themselves on, and Johann van Graan’s side have forged a reputation as one of the most physical sides in European rugby. Munster thrashed Exeter’s Premiership rivals Wasps twice in the pool stages, with the English club unable to match their relentless physicality and technical excellence at the breakdown.