Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter signs new contract with club
The Prem's longest serving boss will stay with the club for the new few years
Last updated 2nd Apr 2026
Exeter Chiefs' director of rugby Rob Baxter has signed a new contract with the club.
Baxter has been in charge for the club's entire history as a Prem side, after taking the helm in 2009.
Under his leadership, Exeter Chiefs' have attended six PREM finals, winning the English title in 2017 and 2020.
Baxter also played for the Chief's captaining the first team for 10 years, making 312 appearances, before retiring from playing in 2005.
Baxter said in a statement: “I’m delighted to have signed a contract extension. I’ve been involved here a long time, had some fantastic experiences and some tough ones along the way too, though thankfully those have been few and far between.
“To have the club be happy to extend my time here makes me proud. The key thing for me is how excited I am and how enthused I am to work with the current crop of players we have here at Chiefs as well as the players we’ve already signed for next season, the young academy players coming through our pathway, and the group of coaches.
“I can really see a bright future for the club. I genuinely feel we’re going to be a club challenging others at the right end of the PREM and hopefully we’ll grow into a team who battles it out in the latter stages of European competition in the future too.
“That is certainly my aim, and I know the club are very ambitious in what they still want to achieve. Hopefully things align and we go on to achieve great things.”
Exeter Rugby Club’s CEO and chairman Tony Rowe CBE said: “Rob has been front and centre of the growth of this club having helped build its foundations as a player. He is an Exeter Chiefs man through and through and has led us through some of our most memorable moments.
“He has also built a new coaching team and a young squad that are already keen and able to compete at the top level. It will be exciting to see where he can take them in the next few years.”