Exeter Chiefs must be first to more breakdowns than the AA today if they are to book a Champions Cup final date with Leinster.
Rob Baxter’s team are in Bordeaux to face La Rochelle, the holders who powered into the last four on the back of a dominant display by turnover king Levani Botia.
The 2020 champions are only too well aware of the way in which the Fijian flanker singlehandedly did for Saracens in their quarter-final three weeks ago. But they believe they are better off focusing on their own game than getting fixated with the Demolition Man, as Botia is dubbed by fans of Les Maritimes.
