Talking for the primary time since Mouneimne’s departure, Baxter stated the choice to half manner was “amicable”.
The previous Worcester Warriors and Bristol Bears coach has been at Sandy Park because the summer season of 2022, becoming a member of a gaggle of long-serving coaches which were on the membership for, within the case of Baxter, greater than a decade-and-a-half.
“Omar’s received a system that he believes in, and might work very properly and has received some actual energy to it,” Baxter added.
“We at occasions have triggered some groups loads of issues, however we have needed to do it very properly to trigger them loads of issues.
“You may say, ‘that is the entire level, it is best to do all the things you’ll be able to as properly’, however the actuality is to really begin the method, to get on the entrance foot, to get a group transferring ahead, you need to just be sure you can maximise all the things you are able to do and you can begin to fit guys into programs somewhat bit extra effectively than we’ve got been capable of this yr.
“So once you collectively put it altogether I simply felt it was the correct time for us to maneuver on.
“Omar’s conscious of that. He is very sort of pushed on what he desires to see from a group defensively.
“So, actually, between us we had just a few conversations over a time frame and sort of got here to the conclusion was it was the correct time for us to half firm.
“Generally you’ve got this stuff and you need to make a change and you need to transfer in barely in a distinct course, and that is what we have performed.”
