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Oct 13, 2012 at 3.40pm UK
 
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Joe Schmidt hails Exeter Chiefs display

Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt hails the performance of today's Heineken Cup opponents Exeter Chiefs.

Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt has praised the performance of the Exeter Chiefs in the Heineken Cup match between the two sides today.

The reigning champions narrowly avoided a shock defeat at the hands of the tournament newcomers, beating them 9-6, but Schmidt was full of praise for the Chiefs' organisation.

"It was no surprise to us how tough they (Exeter) were to break down. As I've said all week, I think they are a formidable side. They are greater than the sum of their parts. I just think they are a very unified group. They're well coached, they're well organised and they're hard to break down," said Schmidt.

"Having said that, it's not often we get in the 22 four times in the first half, and get nothing from it. That's down to us, we have to be more accurate than that.

"We were a little bit inaccurate and we have got to be patient enough to build scores against a really good team."

Leinster's success in the competition last season handed them their third title in the last four years.

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