Exeter chief Rob Baxter defends RFU over Wasps and Worcester treatment

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter has defended the English Rugby Football Union over its treatment of Wasps and Worcester

DEFENCE: Rob Baxter’s Exeter were set to face Wasps last weekend. Pic: Steve Haag/PA

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter has defended the Rugby Football Union over its treatment of Wasps and Worcester and questioned what other punishment the two financially-stricken clubs could have expected.

The Gallagher Premiership is in crisis after Wasps followed Worcester into administration on Monday when all 167 players and staff at the Coventry-based team were made redundant.