This is something that has become something approaching accepted wisdom, that Exeter Chiefs struggle in their first game back in the Gallagher Premiership after a break. But is it true do they falter in the first week after a break? Do Exeter Chiefs struggle after a break from Premiership action? So the first thing to do is dust off the records and have a look Now I'm not concerned about the number of days (that's for another blog another day), just the number of weeks between games, equally I've excluded cup games from the equation as it does seem to be a peculiarly Premiership issue (the European games always follow a Premiership block). So looking at the whole of Exeter's premiership history what difference does the time between Premiership Games make? Number of Weeks Games Win % 1 week 130 60.77% 2 weeks 19 78.95% 3 weeks 29 58.62% 4 weeks 1 0.00% 5 weeks 8 50.00% >5 weeks 10 50.00% So actually Chiefs have a better record when they've had
