Exeter Chiefs Anglo-Welsh Cup final build up

Exeter Chiefs will be competing in their fourth successive Anglo-Welsh Cup final against Bath on Sunday.

Speaking on Exeter Chiefs TV, Pellow insists excitement is building:

“We’ve been building nicely all week, not just the players who will be involved at the weekend, but also the non 23 have played their part as well,” said Pellow. “It’s another big occasion for the club, but one in which we know we have a job to do.

“Sunday will be our fourth final in a row in this competition, yet we’ve only won the competition once before. We’ve talked this week about learning from the past and now we’ll go to Gloucester and look to rip the game away from Bath.

“If you look back to last Sunday, we were 17-7 down at half time and had it all to do,” continued Pellow. “In the past we may have been guilty of trying to over complicate things and force the game, but the pleasing thing for us as coaches was that the guys stuck to task and they didn’t panic.

“Emotionally, physically, they went about their job really well. We’ve talked a lot this week about just doing the same again this week against Bath. We know we have a game plan that can beat Bath, it’s just down to us to stick to it.

“At this stage we’re not sure what sort of side Bath are going to put out, but whoever they select we know it’s going to be a tough side,” warned Pellow. “Whenever we have played them over the years, the games have always been hum-dingers. They’ve been us, we’ve beaten them, so I’m sure it’s going to be another close game.

Pellow admits he likes the make-up of his side, which includes the experienced Horstmann, who is set to bring the curtain down on his professional career at the end of the current campaign.

CHIEFS SIDE TO FACE BATH

15 Santiago Cordero
14 Tom O’Flaherty
13 Tom Hendrickson
12 Ollie Devoto
11 James Short
10 Gareth Steenson
9 Will Chudley
1 Moray Low
2 Jack Innard
3 Greg Holmes
4 Toby Salmon
5 Dave Dennis
6 Matt Kvesic
7 Julian Salvi
8 Kai Horstmann (capt)

16 Paul Davis
17 James Kenny
18 Jack Owlett
19 Wilhelm Van der Sluys
20 James Freeman
21 Joe Snow
22 Sam Morley
23 Harry Strong