Rob Baxter

Baxter hopes return to home ground will provide perfect pick-me-up

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter hopes a return to home surroundings will provide the perfect pick-me-up to get his ailing side back on track in the Aviva Premiership.

With just one league defeat at Sandy Park this season - that came against Northampton Saints back in early January - the Chiefs welcome Premiership newcomers to London Welsh to Devon tomorrow (3pm).

Like the Chiefs, the visitors have also been experiencing some tough times of late and last weekend's narrow home defeat to Sale Sharks has pulled Lyn Jones' team into the division's relegation fight.

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Chiefs confirm departure of Muldowney to Connaght

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 01/24/2013 - 9:34pm

After two seasons with the Exeter Chiefs, Aly Muldowney is to depart Sandy Park at the end of the current campaign to take up a new challenge with Irish province Connacht.

Signed by Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter from Glasgow Warriors, the 29-year-old forward has since gone onto feature 35 times for the club in all competitions.

The Stafford-born second-row, who is Irish qualified by virtue of his father being born in Newbridge, Co.Kildare, has agreed a three-year contract with the Galway-based outfit.

Commenting on the news, Baxter said: "Obviously we are sad to see...

Baxter makes a signing ahead of next season

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 01/24/2013 - 11:04am

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has made his first signing for next season with the capture of Welsh international Tom James from the Cardiff Blues.

The 25-year-old winger, who has agreed a two-year deal with the Aviva Premiership club, joins the Chiefs after a successful seven-year stint with the Welsh region.

Capped ten times by his country, James was on the score sheet when the Blues defeated Gloucester 50-12 in 2008 to lift the EDF Energy Cup, and he was also part of Cardiff’s Amlin Challenge Cup winning squad of 2010.

With 39 tries in 114 appearances for...

Chiefs give the champions a scare at Sandy Park

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sun, 01/20/2013 - 9:17am

A bit like a holiday romance, you make friends early on; you promise to meet again in the future; but in reality you end up going your separate ways.

Well, in the case of Exeter Chiefs, they sadly saw their European escapades end on a sad note, but not before giving reigning Heineken Cup champions Leinster another half decent scare.

Evens all in derby clash at Sandy Park

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sat, 12/29/2012 - 9:17pm

Christmas may have been earlier in the week, but Bath were gift-wrapped a share of the spoils in their latest Aviva Premiership match-up with the Exeter Chiefs, writes Mark Stevens.

With just four minutes remaining of another keenly-contested derby encounter at a packed Sandy Park, referee David Rose handed the visitors a belated festive present in the shape of a penalty try.

That score, combined with the resultant conversion from replacement Tom Heathcote, ensured Exeter’s search for a first-ever top flight win over Gary Gold’s side will extend into another season at least...

Talented Chiefs trio agree new deals

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 12/27/2012 - 12:57pm

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter is predicting a bright future ahead for three of the club’s rising stars after they today agreed new deals with the Aviva Premiership club.

With Baxter busy sorting out new contracts for a number of his current first-team squad, the news that England Under-20s internationals Jack Nowell, Henry Slade and Sam Hill have all agreed two-year contracts to stay at Sandy Park is yet another welcome boost to the Exeter leader.

The talented trio, all of whom are part of the club’s highly successful Academy system, are just the latest in a line of...

Early Christmas present for Chiefs fans as two sign

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sun, 12/23/2012 - 10:08am

Christmas has certainly come early for supporters of the Exeter Chiefs after it was confirmed two more of their senior stars have agreed new contracts with the Aviva Premiership.

Just days after full-back Luke Arscott committed his immediate future to the Sandy Park outfit, prop Brett Sturgess and fly-half Gareth Steenson have followed suit by agreeing similar two-year deals. The announcement is yet another welcome boost for head coach Rob Baxter, who has made no secret of his desire to tie down the futures of a number of his frontline stars. Speaking after his side's narrow loss...

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