Exeter have come in for a fair bit of criticism in the past week or two for their supposedly boring style of play but I don’t believe it’s justified and I use WWF (as it was known when I was growing up) to demonstrate why. Back then, every single wrestler – the Big Show, the Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Undertaker – was not known for their wrestling style, they were known for their finishing moves. I see Exeter’s finishing move as their ability to score tries from driving lineouts five metres from the opposition’s line and that is what they have become most famous for.
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Written by Ugo Monye
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/may/31/exeter-premiership-final-saracens-ugo-monye under the title “Premiership finalists Exeter have more to offer than just their finishing move | Ugo Monye”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
