Baxter hopes to bring Exeter fans back to Sandy Park

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter says he will do what he can to create a side that can bring crowds back to Sandy Park. The club closed their North Terrace for the first time for a league fixture in Sunday's 34-28 win over Newcastle. A crowd of just 7,071 attended the game at the 15,600-capacity home of last season's beaten Prem finalists, despite the club cutting ticket prices earlier this month. , external It led to an at times eerily quiet atmosphere at a ground that is normally noisy, especially for a league game.