A new sponsorship deal for Honiton Rugby Football Club for 2023 has been announced by Westcotts, the South West’s leading firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers.
Players from the 1st XV team joined the firm’s Honiton-based Manager Paul Hawkins (pictured) to ‘kick off’ Westcotts’ support ahead of the club’s home game against Exmouth II in the South West Division – Counties 2 Tribute Devon league on Saturday (21 January).
A new prominent pitch-side perimeter board sporting Westcotts’ new logo and branding was unveiled at the Allhallows Playing Field in Honiton...
Incredible individuals from Exeter Chiefs are to have their achievements on and off the pitch recognised at the Premiership Rugby HITZ Awards 2022 on 22 November at Twickenham Stadium.
HITZ is Premiership Rugby’s flagship education and employability programme, supporting young people to make positive changes in their lives. Working with more than 2,000 14–24-year-olds across England every year, the programme is supported by CVC, Wooden Spoon and East Head Impact, with Central YMCA as the programme’s official education provider.
At Twickenham Stadium last weekend, Rheanna White and Holly Feller from Barnstaple, Devon joined 48 other inspiring female referees to mark the launch of a new campaign with the aim of attracting more female officials to the sport.
Brought together by The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and ACME Whistles ahead of the clash between England Men and Japan, the 50 referees surrounded the national flags on the pitch, alongside the players and dignitaries during the national anthems, in front of the 81,000 strong crowd.
The project, led by RFU Match Official Developer and referee,...
Referee Emily Willett from Coalville, Leicestershire, was this week nominated by the RFU as the third referee who will join 49 other inspiring female officials at Twickenham this November – all to inspire more women into refereeing.
Emily will join fellow referees on the pitch at the England v Japan Autumn International minutes before kick off as part of the nationwide #INSPIRE campaign to celebrate female rugby referees around the country.
Having referred for 3 years, Emily said: “I started playing rugby when I was 15 after going to watch a Leicester Tigers match and...
A professional rugby union player who is studying at the University of Exeter will be taking on another role in education after signing up to support a testicular cancer charity. Kitan Ojo, who is in the senior academy squad at Harlequins, has secured the role of university ambassador for The OddBalls Foundation and from the autumn term will be helping the organisation to encourage men to check themselves for signs of the disease, the most prominent form in males aged 15-49.
Kitan Ojo, 19, is from Weybridge in Surrey and is studying for a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the...
Bradfords Building Supplies has extended its partnership with the Exeter Chiefs for the 2022/2023 season, including its under-8s tag rugby festival.
As a Key Club Partner, Bradfords will continue its support of the Exeter Chiefs women’s team and its player sponsorship for Chiefs and England international, Henry Slade, as well as Chiefs forward and Dutch international, Linde Van Der Velden.
The Bradfords Community Cup – the major regional tag rugby festival for under-8s held at Sandy Park – continues to form an integral part of the agreement.
The University of Exeter has bolstered its long-standing partnership with the Exeter Chiefs by entering into a new strategic and sponsorship agreement.
The pivotal new partnership will not only open up new employment opportunities for Exeter students, but also help boost the profile of two of the South-West region’s most influential and world-leading organisations.
Building on a strong relationship stretching back decades, and pre-dating the Chief’s meteoric rise to the pinnacle of top-flight rugby, the new agreement will come into force ahead of the 2022/23 season....
Exeter's new multi-million pound Courtyard by Marriott Exeter Sandy Park is unveiling its latest offering with the opening of the stylish View Restaurant. Located on the summit of the four-star, 250-bed hotel, the View Restaurant not only offers "sophisticated, yet friendly” all-day dining, but its picturesque 360-degree views across East Devon provide a unique added extra for diners.
Described as the hotel's "Jewel in the Crown" - the View Restaurant includes two private dining rooms, serving locally caught fish from Brixham, prime Devon red beef, alongside other exquisite...
For the final women's home game of the regular season, we're going all out, and we're inviting all of you along for the party!
We're looking to see the stands full of Superheroes as we pack out Sandy Park in a West-Country Battle for the Home Semi-Final Spot!
Food and Drinks will be available from midday plus there will be a Superhero Fancy Dress competition, Live Music from Semi-Toned and half-time fun with Derek the Otter!
Get tickets here - https://tickethub.exeterchiefs.co.uk/selection/event/date?productId=101485408021
More than 100 children competed in the final of this year’s Bradfords Community Cup, the major regional tag rugby festival for under-8s held at Sandy Park.
Sponsored by Bradfords Building Supplies and hosted by the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club, the Cup is designed to foster grassroots interest in sport in local communities around the region.
Competing teams included Tavistock RFC, Newton Abbot RFC, Barnstaple RFC and Plymstock Albion Oaks RFC. All those taking part received a medal, trophy, t-shirts and a goodie bag.
