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Round 13 saw the top three sides Saracens, Sale and Harlequins - fall to the bottom three with London Irish, Newcastle and Bristol all prevailing in defiance of the form guide.
Exeter almost came unstuck against underperforming Bath on Christmas Eve, but clung on to leave their west-country rivals propping up the table.
Relegation will not return until the 2024-2025 season at the earliest and Baxter believes that removing it has encouraged teams to play with greater ambition.
This story is from the December 29, 2022 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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