Rob Baxter urges Premiership to match Leinster pulling power after Barrett coup

Exeter boss Rob Baxter insists the Gallagher Premiership should aim to match Leinster’s ambition by developing their own ‘Fortnum and Mason’ recruitment policy.

“I know Steve Diamond once said it depends what shop you go shopping in: is it Waitrose or is it Aldi?” “My response would be, ‘let’s not try to say it’s not fair and limit Leinster, let’s look to ways we can get to that level of competition with them’. “I don’t think it’s bad for these competitions to have world-class players. What we want to find out is ways that we can do it as well.

“There’s a lot we have to do to get to that level, but why shouldn’t we be aiming for it? That’s what we should be trying to do.”The Premiership has defied its critics by supplying two teams to the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals in Northampton and Harlequins, with Leinster and Toulouse completing the line-up.

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