Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he and his team are "excited" by what lies ahead after the 2014/15 Aviva Premiership fixtures were confirmed.
The Devon club will kick-off their league season on Sunday, September 7 in a televised clash against newly-promoted London Welsh at the Kassam Stadium.
It will mark a second league visit to the Oxford venue for the Chiefs, who two seasons ago went down 25-24 against the Exiles.
Baxter, though, knows what is needed and with his new-look side already deep into their pre-season planning, the countdown to the new season...
Mark Twiggs believes a "refreshed" outlook has given the Exeter Chiefs a real spring in their step as they get stuck into the rigours of pre-season.
With Sandy Park currently closed to all and sundry due to the multi-million pound redevelopment works that are being carried out ahead of the 2014/15 season, the Chiefs squad have been forced to relocate to the University of Exeter for the majority of their build-up to the new campaign.
The enforced switch, however, has been hailed a huge success by Twiggs, who heads up the Aviva Premiership club's Strength & Conditioning...
Head coach Rob Baxter says he is encouraged by the way his Exeter Chiefs have reported back for pre-season training this week.
Just a handful of weeks after bringing the curtain down on the 2013/14 season - one which brought about a first piece of major silverware for the Devon club - the Chiefs regrouped on Monday for the start of their build-up to the new campaign.
Welcoming back a large nucleus of last season's LV= Cup winning squad, Baxter was also able to parade a selection of his new recruits with Ryan Caldwell, Tomas Francis, Mitch Lees and Thomas Waldrom in...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter welcomed back the majority of his playing squad for the first day of pre-season.
Among those on show were summer signings Thomas Waldrom, Mitch Lees, Ryan Caldwell and Tomas Francis, whilst there was the encouraging sight of Brett Sturgess, Jack Nowell and Damian Welch all taking part after recent injuries.
The Chiefs will undergo some intense training ahead of what promises to be another big season ahead for the reigning LV= Cup champions.
Head of Strength and Conditioning Mark Twiggs will oversee all the training during the pre-...
Exeter Chiefs prop Brett Sturgess is hopeful he will get to feature during the club's pre-season build-up as he draws ever nearer to a competitive return.
The 32-year-old forward has been sidelined since December when he sustained a serious knee ligament injury in the dying moments of his side's loss to Harlequins in Big Game 6 at Twickenham.
Since that untimely blow Sturgess has been grafting away on his rehabilitation programme, ensuring he not only recovers from the injury, but gets himself in perfect nick for what promises to be another big season for the Westcountry...
Henry Slade is expecting yet another exciting continental adventure when the new European Rugby Challenge Cup gets underway next season.
The Chiefs have been drawn alongside Bayonne, La Rochelle and Connacht in Pool 2, a group that provides plenty of challenges but also some intriguing away trips for the Aviva Premiership outfit.
"It's a tough group, as always. We've played Connacht a couple of times in pre-season and that's always been a difficult game for us. Bayonne have got some big-name players so they'll be a big test, and La Rochelle will be a great way to break up...
Haydn Thomas says he is "excited" at the challenge that lies ahead for Exeter Chiefs following today's European Professional Rugby Challenge Cup draw in Switzerland.
The Devon club, who were among the top seeds for the new-look competition, have been pitted in Pool Two alongside French Top14 sides Bayonne and La Rochelle, as well as Rabo Prodirect12 outfit Connacht Rugby.
In what will be Exeter's fifth season in European competition, Thomas knows the challenge of tackling opposition from overseas is something that players, coaches and supporters crave at the start of each...
Exeter Chiefs face two trips to France and another to Ireland following today's European Rugby Challenge Cup draw.
Former internationals Simon Shaw and Scott Quinnell carried out the inaugural draw at the Stade de la Maladière in Neuchatel, Switzerland and pitted the Chiefs in Pool Two of the 2014/15 competition.
Standing in the way of Rob Baxter's side will be French Top14 sides Bayonne and La Rochelle, as well as Rabo ProDirect12 outfit Connacht Rugby.
The Chiefs have previously faced Connacht in two pre-season friendlies, but have never before faced either...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he pleased to finally have got his man after today confirming the arrival of Welshman Adam Hughes to the club.
For several years Baxter has tracked the talented 24-year-old back and now he finally has he man after the Newport-born back put pen to paper on a two-year deal.
Hughes, who has played for both the Newport-Gwent Dragons and Bristol, is the latest new addition to the Chiefs ranks ahead of the 2014/15 season and Baxter is delighted to have the player on board for what promises to be a big campaign for the Devon outfit....
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after Jack Nowell became the latest Exeter Chiefs player to commit his future to the Aviva Premiership club.
England international Nowell has today agreed terms on a new and improved contract that will keep him at Sandy Park until 2017.
And the news that the talented Cornishman is prolonging his stay at the Devon club has been welcomed by Baxter, who in recent weeks has also tied down the futures of fellow young guns Luke Cowan-Dickie, Dave Ewers and Sam Hill.
