Rugby comes to the races at Exeter Racecourse next Tuesday (April 30) with its first evening meeting of the season staged in conjunction with the Exeter Chiefs.
The Chiefs’ long serving hooker, Neil Clark, has made over 150 appearances for the club and he’s been honoured with a testimonial year.
As part of the year-long activities being held in his honour, he’ll be at the racecourse along with his team mates including captain Tom Hayes, New Zealand Maori Hoani Tui, full back Luke Arscott and Wales international Craig Mitchell.
Exeter Rugby Club chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe OBE has today confirmed the club will be paying its respect to the memory of Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister, ahead of this weekend’s home encounter with London Irish.
A minute of silence will be observed before the Aviva Premiership match between the Chiefs and Irish on Saturday, April 13 (3pm).
Meanwhile Foreign Secretary William Hague has defended the decision to recall parliament from its Easter recess and said it was right for the state to fund most of the costs of Thatcher's funeral. The...
Exeter Chiefs have experienced their fair share of dramatic moments since arriving in the Aviva Premiership, but last season's last-gasp victory at Worcester Warriors must surely top the list of highlights. With just minutes remaining at Sixways, the Devon club produced a stunning fightback to score two tries in as many minutes to not only sink their rivals 31-26, but at the same time secure Heineken Cup rugby for the first time in their history. It was - according to head coach Rob Baxter - a day to remember for the right reasons. However, as he readies his troops for a return to the...
Aussie international Dean Mumm says he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates are relishing a return to Aviva Premiership action this afternoon when Leicester Tigers provide the opposition in a sold-out encounter at Sandy Park (5pm). Without a game for two weekends, the Devon club welcome a star-studded Tigers line-up to the Westcountry not only looking to build on successive top flight wins over London Welsh and Harlequins, but also keeping their push for the top six firmly on track. Mumm, a summer recruit from Super 15 side Waratahs, has settled in well to life in England and having...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter believes new signing Ceri Sweeney is a "perfect fit" as he looks to bolster his squad for the 2013/14 season. The Welsh international, who has agreed a one-year deal, is Baxter's third capture ahead of next season following club-mate Tom James from the Cardiff Blues and also Gloucester's Dave Lewis. Fly-half Sweeney heads to Sandy Park after five years in the Welsh capital with the Blues, where he has scored 324 points in 109 appearances - and before that four seasons with the Newport-Gwent Dragons where he landed 570 points in 86 appearances. His...
England Rugby 2015, Organising Committee for Rugby World Cup 2015, have today confirmed that Sandy Park, home of Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs, has been added to the long list of match venues for Rugby World Cup 2015. The Devon venue has been identified as one of a number of potential hosting sites by competition organisers, who are keen to ensure the four-yearly tournament utilises venues all over the country. Sandy Park, which was built in 2006 at a cost of £15 million, meets all of the Rugby World Cup 2015 minimum standards criteria, including playing facilities, pitch size,...
Having impressively overcome Premiership rivals London Welsh in their opening LV= Cup fixture of the season, Exeter Chiefs coach Ricky Pellow has challenged his side to now "back it up" when they play host to the Ospreys at Sandy Park tomorrow (5pm).
Like the Chiefs, the Welsh region kicked off their campaign with a 33-27 victory over Gloucester a week ago and Pellow expects Steve Tandy's visitors to pose a creditable threat to his side.
"Going to London Welsh last weekend a was a real challenge for us, yet the guys put in an excellent performance up there," said Pellow,...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says the opportunity is there for a number of his first team squad to go out and impress him as attentions switches this weekend from the demands of the Aviva Premiership to that of the LV= Cup, writes Mark Stevens.
Fresh from their 33-9 victory over Worcester Warriors in the top flight on Saturday, the Chiefs head to league rivals London Welsh on Sunday (4pm) for their opening fixture in the Anglo-Welsh competition.
It will mark the second competitive meeting of the two sides at the Kassam Stadium, this after the Chiefs went down 25-24...
Exeter Chiefs assistant coach Ali Hepher insists it's vital his side head into tomorrow's Aviva Premiership home encounter with Worcester Warriors with the right mental approach as they look to end a run of three successive defeats.
In what has been a testing period of fixtures for the Chiefs, back-to-back losses in the Heineken Cup against Leinster and Clermont Auvergne were followed up a week ago when the Devon club went down 23-15 to Westcountry rivals Bath at the Recreation Ground.
Hepher feels that in at least two of those fixtures [Leinster and Bath], the Chiefs...
In the days of the Roman Coliseum, it was tradition that you would fight to the death, upholding your honour at all times , writes Mark Stevens.
Well, Exeter Chiefs certainly did that at Bath's Recreation Ground, but their brave endeavours brought them only plaudits, rather than crucial league points and a prized scalp, following an absorbing Aviva Premiership encounter.
Returning to league action following their testing exertions in the Heineken Cup, the Chiefs seemed somewhat off pace in the opening exchanges and Gary Gold's side duly made them pay as they claimed early...
