Rob Baxter believes he will see a response from his Exeter Chiefs players when they return to Aviva Premiership action this Sunday against visiting Harlequins (2pm).
A fortnight has passed since the Devon club suffered a record 55-12 top flight defeat to Sale Sharks at Sandy Park - and the Exeter head coach wants to see some pride restored within the ranks with a passionate display in the club's penultimate league game of the season.
He said: “It’s about focusing back on ourselves, not getting distracted and realising that the week’s preparation and everything we do is...
Ian Whitten insists he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates should use the pain of last weekend's record home loss to Sale Sharks as the motivation for a big performance against Harlequins next time out.
Rob Baxter's side leaked eight tries in a 55-12 loss that has left the Chiefs with plenty to do if they are to claim the all-important play-off place for next season's new-look European Champions Cup.
The Irish international admits in the aftermath that the players had let the supporters down, but hopes that defeat can spur them on in the future.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has led the tributes to lock James Hanks, who has been forced to retire from the game with immediate effect due to a serious neck injury.
The 29-year-old forward announced on Tuesday that he was calling time on his 10-year career with the Devon club following advice given to him by leading medical experts.
Hanks - who featured 192 times for the club, scoring seven tries in the process - sustained his injury during the final minutes of Exeter's LV= Cup semi-final win against Bath at the Recreation Ground last month.
Exeter Chiefs can confirm lock James Hanks has been forced to retire from the game with immediate effect.
The long-serving forward, who sustained a serious neck injury late on in Exeter's LV= Cup semi-final win at Bath last month, has been told by medical experts to call time on his ten-year stint with the Chiefs.
It's a cruel blow for the popular 29-year-old, who since making his first team debut at the old County Ground against Cornish Pirates in September 2005, and has since gone on to represent the Chiefs in 192 appearances, scoring seven tries.
Those of a nervous disposition best look away now……as the following doesn’t make for happy reading if you follow the fortunes of Exeter Chiefs.
Rob Baxter’s side suffered a humiliating, record Aviva Premiership defeat as visiting Sale Sharks made hay in the Devon sunshine to ensure they will be among those contesting next season’s new-look European Champions Cup.
The Northerners head home with not only lucrative thoughts of tackling Europe’s elite next term, but also an impressive five-point haul as the ran in eight tries on their way...
Rob Baxter has hailed Jason Shoemark as a "fantastic servant" after he confirmed the New Zealander will leave Exeter Chiefs at the end of the season.
Signed in 2010 from Super 15 outfit Highlanders, the experienced 33-year-old centre has played an integral part in helping the Devon club to establish themselves not only in the Aviva Premiership, but also across Europe in both the Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cups.
His contribution to the Chiefs' cause has certainly been impressive and just a few weeks ago he was part of the Exeter side that helped lift the club's first major...
Fly-half Gareth Steenson insists performance is key for the Exeter Chiefs this Saturday as they look to overcome rivals Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership (3pm).
Having returned to winning ways with last weekend's 38-33 win at lowly Worcester Warriors, Devon's finest can expect another stiff examination against the visiting Sharks.
With qualification into Europe's new-look Champions Cup very much up for grabs, the need to accrue vital Premiership points has never been more important with just three rounds of the domestic season remaining.
Exeter Chiefs forward Kai Horstmann says he and his team are expecting a "real battle" when Sale Sharks rock up in Devon for this Saturday's crunch Aviva Premiership encounter (3pm).
With just three league games remaining for the Chiefs, the battle to get in the mix for next season's new-look European Champions Cup is beginning to intensify.
The Chiefs and the Sharks have made no secret of the fact that they want to be part of Europe's elite again next term, so the stakes are high ahead of what promises to be a keenly-fought encounter at Sandy Park.
The finalists in this year’s Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards, in association with Active Devon have been revealed. They include sportsmen and women, clubs, coaches and volunteers from all four corners of the county. The event will once again be hosted at Sandy Park, the home of LV= Cup winning Premiership rugby team the Exeter Chiefs. The competition was open to those involved in sport throughout Devon and, unlike similar awards, all the profits will be donated to charity. This year’s host is BBC Spotlight's Jenny Walrond and the special guest will be medal winning British athlete...
Games between Worcester Warriors and Exeter Chiefs at Sixways should now come with a Government health warning, such is the heart-stopping ways these games tend to end.
Two seasons ago the Chiefs celebrated qualifying for Heineken Cup rugby when they scored two tries in a dramatic final few minutes.
Last year – in a case of history seemingly repeating itself – Rob Baxter’s side nabbed another last-gasp success thanks to a touchdown from Aussie star Dean Mumm.
This time round, the Chiefs maintained their 100 per cent...
