Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter has heaped praise on fly-half Joe Simmonds after his full debut in the top-of-the-table Premiership win over Saracens. Admittedly, with Leicester Tigers in rebuild mode, Ford doesn’t get the benefit of playing with European rugby’s form teams. Unfairly or not, critics of Ford have long cited alleged defensive frailties as worry when on England duty. Watching their contrasting styles will be compelling. "I thought Nic White was very good and gave him a really high quality service from inside, I thought Henry Slade gave him a lot of options outside as well, while our pack of forwards gave him a lot of front foot ball.". England Under-20 player Simmonds is the younger brother of England back row and Exeter team-mate Sam. While Farrell’s spot is beyond question, George Ford could be feeling the heat from the Exeter young gun who is clearly now breathing down his neck. It was a tough game to come in against Sarries and he got man of the match, so that shows a lot.". Supporters who turned out to welcome asylum seekers living at an army barracks played You've Got a Friend in Me and waved at them from across the road. And just a thought on Joe Simmonds. Did Finn Russell play himself out of the Lions starting line-up? "He's been around the squad for a long time and everyone had every confidence when he got his chance," the 25-year-old told BBC Sport. "Everyone's happy that he's taken his chance an everyone's tried to give him that platform to do so. “To be honest Rob and the coaches haven’t said too much to me. “Finn is obviously brilliant for them and a big focus for us is to nullify him and go after him pretty early. At fly-half, their skipper Joe Simmonds was typically tough and neat. England Under-20 player Simmonds is the younger brother of England back row and Exeter team-mate Sam. “He is actually a very good talker and he drives the forwards during the week so it is easy to control him and talk to him in that way.”. Simmonds was made captain of Exeter Chiefs in the European Rugby Champions Cup when Exeter played Glasgow Warriors in round five of the Cup in January 2020. Joe Simmonds will pinch himself before leading Exeter out for today’s Champions Cup final at Ashton Gate. "I was fanatically pleased for Joe and for the way he played and the way he performed," Baxter told BBC Sport. “I’d say I’m a bit different to some captains. His try, capping a scurry from second-receiver, sealed the victory. Simmonds scored a game-winning try in the 69th minute, breaking the Stade Toulousain defensive line before dummying his way under the posts. [10] He also won 'Star of the Match' for his performance in that game,[11] and kicked 5 successful kicks out of 5 attempts. “We gave him the opportunity to captain the side and he has done it well,” said Baxter.“People want an emotional leader and I have seen that in Joe and see it all the time, and I think that means more than anything else. I would rather let someone else talk and let someone else do the work whereas I would rather still back and focus on what I have to do. Joe Simmonds’ performance for Exeter Chiefs in Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final has led to a social media frenzy demanding his international call up. “I was at the play-off final in 2010 as a fan. Racing, finalists twice in the past four years, will have learned from that but knowing what it takes to beat Exeter and actually doing it are two different things. It is easy to forget that Simmonds junior is still 23 . It reads like a Hollywood script, save for the bit about Covid restrictions preventing the family from being at the game. Surely he’s piling on the pressure to be in Eddie Jones thoughts and the @EnglandRugby squad? The Chiefs legend — … Many now believe that Simmonds remarkable form will force him into Test contention, and could be the player to finally break the Owen Farrell and George Ford’s hold over the England 10 jersey.
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