{"id":800245,"date":"2026-10-12T14:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/800245\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:32:11","slug":"rob-baxter-that-was-bloody-stressful-and-i-agree-with-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/800245\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Baxter: &#8216;That was bloody stressful and I agree with her&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>  Published: 5 hours ago | 12 October 2026 04:52 EDT  <\/p>\n<p>mens<\/p>\n<p>gallagher-premiership<\/p>\n<p>    Ross Vintcent of Exeter Chiefs celebrates scoring his teams first try with teammates Jack Yeandle and Stephen Varney during the Gallagher PREM 2026\/2027 match between Exeter Chiefs and Newcastle Red Bulls at Sandy Park on October 11, 2026 in Exeter, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan\/Getty Images) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"expand\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-cdn.rugbypass.com\/images\/common-svg\/select-arrow.svg\" height=\"6\" width=\"11\"\/>      <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rugbypass.com%2F\" onclick=\"GATracking.sendDataLayerEvent(&#039;preferredsourcegoogle&#039;);\" aria-label=\"Google Prefered Source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791815531_833_google_preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Google Prefered Source\" width=\"141\" height=\"44\" class=\"google-source\"\/> <\/a>     <\/p>\n<p>Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter branded his side\u2019s hard-fought victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/newcastle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle<\/a> which earned them a first Gallagher Prem victory of the season \u201cbloody stressful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Exeter were careless and error-strewn as the lead changed hands on numerous occasions at Sandy Park before they got their noses in front for the final time to clinch a 34-28 success in front of a disappointing crowd of just over 7,000.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle overcame an awful start, going behind after only 40 seconds, to make life extremely difficult for the home side, Christian Wade scoring a hat-trick of tries.<\/p>\n<p>Max Hicks added another, with Zack Henry converting all four to secure two valuable bonus points.<\/p>\n<p>Ross Vintcent scored two tries for the Chiefs, while Sam Harris, Henry Slade and Bachuki Tchumbadze got the others, with Henry Slade converting three and kicking a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Baxter said: \u201cMy wife telephoned me after the game and said that was bloody stressful and I agree with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe attacked well as we knew how to create opportunities, but we were badly lacking in defensive energy, being slow getting up off the floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flip-flopping of the lead prevented us from settling and the game didn\u2019t have the control we would have liked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pressure of the score line meant we didn\u2019t take the simple options, but our defence did improve as they only scored once in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exeter also saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/england\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso depart midway through the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Baxter said: \u201cHe didn\u2019t feel right as it seems he\u2019s overloaded his hamstring a bit. It will be scanned, but at present it\u2019s more of a concern than a worry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the defeat, Newcastle director of rugby Dan McFarland was still upbeat.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cTo lose was disappointing, but two points against last season\u2019s finalists was something to be proud of as every point gained in the Prem will have to be earned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went down playing the brand of rugby that we want to play moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had opportunities to score early in the second half, but we made too many errors and there was a lack of connection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 60 minutes, Jake Dalziel\u2019s attempt for a 50\/20 went the wrong way of the corner flag for us and that was a crucial moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/scarlets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlets<\/a> away next week in a different competition and we will roll the dice as we\u2019ve got a few players chomping at the bit to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Newcastle\u2019s star performer Wade, McFarland added: \u201cHe\u2019s a really good man, an excellent connector in our leadership group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has dancing feet and exceptional speed and (is) a throwback as he\u2019s not a modern day 6ft plus winger who has to keep competing in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published: 5 hours ago | 12 October 2026 04:52 EDT mens gallagher-premiership Ross Vintcent of Exeter Chiefs celebrates&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":800246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-800245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}