article_snippet: However, while that fixture provides the glamorous backdrop, ’s encounter with Exeter at Welford Road has the most significance in terms of the league table.
article_snippet: The Chiefs are second but sit just two points ahead of the fifth-placed Tigers, and Saturday's match will be a fascinating test of the Devon club’s credentials as genuine title challengers.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the championship’s epic finale, this column would recognise the merit of a bonus-point scheme, providing an extra five points were awarded for a Grand Slam.