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The Rugby Football Union has been told to forget its chances of appointing Rob Baxter as successor to outgoing England head coach Eddie Jones.
Australian Jones, who has been in charge since 2015, will leave his role at the conclusion of next year’s World Cup in France and the search for his replacement is underway.
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney admitted in March he would prefer the next England boss to be English in comments which suggested Baxter and Leicester’s Steve Borthwick, another Gallagher Premiership-winning coach, would be among the leading contenders to take on the role.
Exeter's Rob Baxter is seen as a leading contender to be the next England head coach
But Exeter chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe has issued a hands-off warning on his director of rugby Baxter.
‘Rob won’t leave. He is committed to Exeter,’ Rowe told Sportsmail.
‘He may be on somebody’s shortlist at Twickenham but I would hazard a very strong guess that his answer would be he’s happy where he is.’
Baxter joined Exeter as a player in 1987 and was club captain for 10 years before becoming head coach in 2009. Since then, he has guided the Chiefs into the Premiership and won two league titles. Last season, Exeter missed out on the Premiership play-offs for
