RUGBY Rimmer, Dollman and Chudley commit to Chiefs
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- Created on Thursday, 22 November 2012 07:44
- Last Updated on Thursday, 22 November 2012 08:26
- Published on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 07:44
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after another three of his first-team squad committed to the Aviva Premiership club.
Prop Carl Rimmer, centre Phil Dollman and scrum-half Will Chudley - pictured above from left to right - have agreed to extend their stays at Sandy Park for a further two years.
Today's news is yet another positive boost for Chiefs, who have just confirmed forwards Luke Cowan-Dickie and Chris Whitehead are committed to the club until 2015.
Baxter - who is hopeful of agreeing terms with a number of other Exeter players in the coming weeks - said: "I'm very pleased that the three guys have agreed to stay with us. At the moment we are starting to talk to players who we want around here and I think having these guys sign is fantastic in terms of where we want to go in the next two, three, four years.
"As I've said before, continuity is always important in any squad and retention is the often a bigger part of the job that recruitment. With all these guys, we have spent a lot of time on recruiting them and they weren't things we went into lightly. That is why when you get hold of good guys, you want them to stay."
For Rimmer and Chudley – both of whom were recruited last summer from Championship sides Cornish Pirates and Newcastle Falcons respectively – their impressive efforts already this season have not gone unnoticed and have been duly rewarded with new deals.
Dollman is more established within the Chiefs ranks having become Baxter's first-ever signing as head coach when he joined from Newport-Gwent Dragons in the summer of 2009.
• New deal trio left Carl Rimmer, centre Phil Dollman and Will Chudley
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