Exeter Chiefs will play host to the reigning Heineken Cup champions Toulon following today's draw held at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Jonny Wilkinson and the star-studded French outfit will be heading for Sandy Park next season alongside Cardiff Blues and Glasgow Warriors after the Chiefs were pitted in Pool Two of Europe's top cup competition.
Again it's a dream draw for the Devon club, whose chief executive, Tony Rowe OBE, described today's announcement as "fantastic".
"It's another fantastic draw for the club," said Rowe. "Last year we were pitted against the...
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Exeter Chiefs captain Tom Hayes says yet more "exciting" times lie ahead for the club after another impressive year of action both in the Aviva Premiership and the Heineken Cup.
Exeter's last-day 40-39 victory over Gloucester at a packed Sandy Park, not only ensured Rob Baxter's side of sixth spot in English rugby's top division, but it guaranteed the Chiefs would be mixing it with Europe's elite again next season.
Having tasted the delights of Heineken Cup rugby for the first time during the 2012/13 campaign, Hayes insists he and his club-mates will be more than happy to...
Richard Baxter brought the curtain down on his illustrious career with the Exeter Chiefs by playing a leading role in his side’s final-day Aviva Premiership victory over Gloucester.
After 16 stand-out years at the Devon club, the all-action forward said his goodbyes with not only one last hurrah in the black jersey, but by also helping steer the Chiefs into the Heineken Cup again next season.
In a pulsating encounter at a packed Sandy Park, the Chiefs notched up their 12th league win of the campaign to ensure them of a crucial top six...
Richard Baxter will say an emotional farewell to life at Exeter Rugby Club when he runs out for his final game in a Chiefs jersey in Saturday’s Aviva Premiership clash with Gloucester at Sandy Park (2pm).
The long-serving No 8, who is poised to make his 431st outing for the Devon club, has decided to call time on his senior career and switch his attentions to life away from the game which has served him so well for so many years.
Since making his first team debut away to Fylde on October 11, 1997 – Baxter has established himself as one of the true greats of the club,...
London Irish fly-half Ian Humphreys may have ended up on the losing side following his side's recent visit to Sandy Park, but he has emerged as a real winner in the eyes of one young rugby fan. The 30-year-old back was greeted with a chorus of boos from supporters packed inside Sandy Park when he inadvertently kicked the ball straight into the face of schoolboy James Allan, who was watching his first-ever Chiefs game with his dad Nick and other members of his family. Immediately Humphreys gestured towards the youngster for his actions and even tried to find him following the final whistle...
Local wealth and investment Management Company Brewin Dolphin Exeter arranged a special coaching session by Exeter Chiefs' Craig Mitchell (‘Mitch’) with Exeter Saracens Rugby Football Club, one of Exeter’s longest-established clubs, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
Brewin Dolphin organised the visit by International rugby star Craig Mitchell to the club’s home ground in Whipton. During the session he worked with Head Coach Ross Bovingdon and the first team to pass on his expertise with coaching tips and techniques.
On the day when 35,000 runners took to the streets of London for the annual marathon, Exeter Chiefs showed little sign of fatigue as they produced arguably their best display of the season to keep alive their hopes of Heineken Cup rugby again next season.
While hosts London Wasps withered in the heat of a pulsating battle, Rob Baxter’s men duly rose to the occasion claiming maximum reward from an oustanding display at Adams Park. Tries from Jack Yeandle, Jack Nowell, Damian Welch and Haydn Thomas, together with 17 points from the boot of...
Rob Baxter knows the rewards of another hard year in the Aviva Premiership are within his side's grasp as his Exeter Chiefs squad prepare to travel to London Wasps in their penultimate game of the season on Sunday (2pm).
Four wins in their last five top flight fixtures have helped propel the Chiefs into the all-important top six as the battle for qualification in next season's Heineken Cup reaches boiling point.
Entering into this weekend's fixtures, the Chiefs hold a slender advantage over both Bath (2 points) and Wasps (3 points) for the final European spot - and Baxter...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after it was confirmed today that Fijian international Sireli Naqelevuki has committed his future to the Aviva Premiership club.
The 32-year-old back follows the lead of a number of his current club-mates in agreeing a new two-year contract.
Naqelevuki, who joined the Chiefs in the summer of 2010 from South African Super Rugby outfit, the Stormers, has settled well to life in England and has been a prominent figure in helping the Devon club cement their place amongst English rugby’s top clubs.
