Exeter Chiefs star Henry Slade has been nominated for the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) LV= Young Player of the Year Award 2015 as voted for by Aviva Premiership players based on performances in domestic rugby this season.
To qualify for the LV= Young Player of the Year Award players must have been 23 or under as of 1st September 2014.
The winner will be announced in front of a host of stars from the world of rugby at The RPA Players’ Awards 2015, to be held at Battersea Evolution, London on Wednesday 13th May.
The first of our nominees is Bath and England fly-...
Just how important this losing bonus point might be we won’t know for a few weeks yet, but the fact Exeter Chiefs salvaged something from a tough afternoon in the East Midlands could be quite telling in the grand scheme of things.
With time all but up, it appeared Rob Baxter’s side were going to head home from their latest trek to the East Midlands with little more than a muddy shirt and a heap of ‘if only’s’ to contemplate.
Thankfully, the Chiefs never know when they are beaten and in one last hurrah – or should I say – one last push of defiance, they won a successful...
Exeter Chiefs fly half Henry Slade is included in the England squad preparing to face Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations clash on Saturday after Brad Barritt was ruled out of the reminder of the tournament.
The Devon-born 21 year-old, who has featured impressively at inside and outside centre for his club this term, replaces unlucky Barritt after the Saracens centre who suffered an ankle sprain against Wasps on Sunday.
With Sunday's Leicester Tigers vs Newcastle Falcons match also affecting the availability of players to train, Bath Rugby hooker Rob Webber comes in for Tom...
Henry Slade underlined his growing stature in the Aviva Premiership as his 27-point haul helped Exeter Chiefs to a 32-21 victory away to Harlequins on Saturday.
The young fly-half played an instrumental role for the Devon club, scoring a try, two conversions and six penalties as the Chiefs netted their first league double of the campaign at the Twickenham Stoop.
It was another highly polished performance from the 21-year-old, who together with fellow youngsters Sam Hill and Jack Nowell provided an exciting and powerful midfield combination for the Chiefs.
Six of the Westcountry’s top sporting stars will descend on Exeter’s Sandy Park Conference & Banqueting Centre to feature in a special ‘Question of Sport’ night in aid of the Exeter Foundation.
Olympians Jo Pavey and Heather Fell head up a star-studded list of sporting guests, which also includes Exeter Chiefs duo Dean Mumm and Henry Slade, Exeter City’s Danny Butterfield and Somerset cricketer Max Waller.
Based around the same successful workings of the hit BBC show, the stars will have their sporting knowledge tested during a series of fun-filled rounds that will be...
Henry Slade insists he and his Exeter Chiefs are prepared to go to "dark places" in a bid to see off their Aviva Premiership rivals.
With three victories from four starts already this season, Slade was again at the heart of Exeter's latest success story as he helped himself to a maiden Premiership try and two penalties in the Devon club's 36-13 win over Harlequins at Sandy Park.
Alongside fellow young gun Sam Hill in the Exeter midfield, the 21-year-old back has enjoyed a stellar start to the 2014/15 campaign, producing a string of impressive on-field displays that have had...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after Henry Slade this week put pen to paper on a new three-year deal with the Aviva Premiership.
Having already accrued the services of fellow young guns Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Dave Ewers and Sam Hill until the summer of 2017, the 21-year-old playmaker has joined his colleagues in committing his future to the Sandy Park club.
It was - according to the Plymouth-born back - a simple decision to make and now he aims to kick on further and help the Chiefs to build for the future.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after Henry Slade this week put pen to paper on a new three-year deal with the Aviva Premiership.
Having already accrued the services of fellow young guns Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Dave Ewers and Sam Hill until the summer of 2017, the 21-year-old playmaker has joined his colleagues in committing his future to the Sandy Park club.
It was - according to the Plymouth-born back - a simple decision to make and now he aims to kick on further and help the Chiefs to build for the future.
Exeter Chiefs wrapped up an impressive pre-season programme by making it ‘three from three’ with victory over Dean Ryan’s Worcester Warriors at Sixways.
Having already accrued pre-season wins at Cardiff Blues and Ulster during the past fortnight, the Warriors provided the final opposition for Baxter’s side ahead of their Aviva Premiership opener against London Welsh next Sunday.
However, the Midlanders could not contain the powerful Chiefs who claimed tries through Jack Yeandle (2), Mitch Lees and Thomas Waldroms, as well as conversions from Gareth Steenson (2) and Henry...
Late tries from Matt Jess and Henry Slade ensured Exeter Chiefs maintained their unbeaten record this pre-season as they saw off a strong Ulster side at the Kingspan Stadium.
Trailing 21-8 entering into the final 10 minutes of an entertaining encounter in Belfast, the Chiefs dug deep into their reserves to produce two excellent scores to seal victory.
Ulster played their part on the night with winger Rory Scholes crossing twice, alongside another try from debutant Louis Ludik, but it was not enough to see off Rob Baxter’s valiant visitors, who also claimed a first half...
