Newcastle Falcons vs Exeter Chiefs Programme

SCOTT SIO JACK YEANDLE JOE HAWKINS
PROP HOOKER CENTRE
THREE TO
WATCH
DIRECTOR OF RUGBY
ROB BAXTER
The Tavistock-born 52-year-old is an Exeter rugby man through and
through, having started with the club’s Colts and played more than
300 senior games for the club.
Taking over as head coach in 2009 and earning promotion into the
Premiership the following year, Baxter stepped up to director of rugby
and led the Chiefs to domestic and European glory.
Moving away from day-to-day coaching but still playing an instrumental
role in the club’s rugby department, Baxter remains synonymous
with all things Exeter.
The veteran Australian prop is in his second season with
the Chiefs, bringing with him 69 international caps worth of
experience for the Wallabies.
Now aged 32 but showing no signs of slowing down, Sio spent
12 seasons with the Brumbies in Canberra before heading
north.
A solid scrummager who is equally destructive in the loose,
Sio played more than 120 games of Super Rugby before
moving north to Devon.
The 33-year-old hooker is one of Exeter’s longest-serving
players, with well over 200 appearances for the Devon outfit.
Making his professional breakthrough with Doncaster Knights,
Yeandle joined the Chiefs in 2011 and made his debut the
following year.
A Premiership and European Cup winner during his time at
Sandy Park, Yeandle has assumed leadership duties for a
youthful squad and has popped up with more than 30 treis
sduring his time as a Chief.
The 21-year-old Wales centre joined Exeter this summer from
Ospreys, for whom he made his professional debut at the age
of 18.
A rugby league player in his youth before focusing on the
15-man code, Hawkins captained Wales at Under-20s level and
also has the ability to slot in at fly-half.
Hawkins made his full test debut for Wales in November 2022,
starting against Australia.
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