Rugby-Exeter's Baxter, referee Owens among nominees for Writers' Club award


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 31 Dec 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup Final - Exeter Chiefs v Racing 92 - Ashton Gate, Bristol, Britain - October 17, 2020 Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter before the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) - Exeter Chiefs' double-winning director of rugby Rob Baxter and Welsh referee Nigel Owens were among the nominees for the Rugby Union Writers' Club (RUWC) Pat Marshall Award for 2020 named on Thursday.

Baxter's Exeter completed a momentous double in the 2019-20 season when they lifted the European Champions Cup and Premiership titles, 10 years after climbing out of the second division Championship.

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