Exeter's players have won double the number of Prem games already this season than they won in the whole of the last campaign

Exeter boss Rob Baxter says the prospect of Saturday's European Challenge Cup semi-final at Ulster is a measure of how far the club has progressed this season.

A year ago the Chiefs had just suffered a club-record 79-17 loss at Gloucester and dispensed with the services of long-serving coaches Rob Hunter and Ali Hepher.

It was the nadir of a campaign which saw them win just four league matches and also lose all of their European fixtures.

Now they are fourth in the Prem and have a European semi-final as they prepare for a key month of games.