Exeter City will meet Carlisle United in the League Two play-off semi-finals after the Cumbrians battled back from 2-1 down at half-time to claim all three points at St James Park.
City went into the match having already secured their place in the play-offs, but knowing a victory against Keith Curle’s side would probably end their visitors chance of finishing in the top seven.
Grecians’ manager Paul Tisdale made one change to the starting line-up from the team that won 3-1 at Doncaster Rovers last time out to secure their spot in the play-offs.
Olly Woodburn described being crowned as the Exeter Chiefs Player of the Year as his “proudest moment” in rugby following the club’s annual awards night on Thursday.
The talented winger, who last weekend was crowned the Supporters’ Player of the Year, scooped the top award in front of a record-breaking crowd of 641 people at Sandy Park.
The 25-year-old has enjoyed a stellar season for the Chiefs, producing not only a number of eye-catching displays, but also helping himself to 11 tries in 24 appearances.
The award, which was selected by Woodburn’s fellow peers, was...
There may be one round of the scheduled Aviva Premiership season to go, but there is still plenty to do for Rob Baxter and his Exeter Chiefs over the coming weeks.
It starts tomorrow at Kingsholm where Gloucester lie in wait in Round 22 of this season’s competition (4pm).
The Chiefs will head up the M5 safe in the knowledge that they are already assured of a place in the end of season play-offs, but it’s whether they have home advantage that will be uppermost in their thoughts ahead of kick-off.
Win against the Cherry & Whites and the Chiefs will guarantee...
With the cricket season just a few weeks away, local specialists The Cricket Company are fully stocked & ready to help cricketers get ready for the new season.
Owned by coach Trevor Griffin, TCC are based at their East Devon showroom and pride themselves on the range of equipment as well as the expert advice they are able to offer.
"We are extremely selective to make sure we stock a wide range to cater for all ages, experience and budget but our real difference is where we can offer advice to customers and provide a free fitting service where they are unsure what they...
Exeter City Swimming Club enjoyed their best ever county champs this year, with a record number of swimmers qualifying.
The Devon County Swimming Championships take place at the Plymouth Lifecentre on three consecutive weekends at the end of January and swimmers from all over Devon have to achieve stringent qualifying times throughout the preceeding year to be able to take part.
This years’ championships saw 85 Exeter swimmers qualify, achieving eight super champions, 45 Super Final places, 42 age group gold medals, 25 silver and 30 bronze as well as another 129 county age...
The annual Super Bowl makes its way to Walkabout for the biggest NFL party of the year! Expect big screens, electric atmosphere and bundles of American treats, including hot dogs, chicken wings and of course, buckets of beer.
For every NFL fan 5th February is the one night of the year to make sure you’ve got the best seat in the house for the biggest game of the season. And that’s exactly what Walkabout is offering, with big screens and full commentary, all live in HD. As well as the game itself and this year’s eagerly awaited half-time show, headlined by Lady Gaga, there’ll be...
For clubs, coaches and community sports people alike, the Devon Sports Awards is a prestigious annual event which celebrates their hard work and achievement across a number of different categories.
This year marks a special landmark for the Devon Sports Awards which are 20 years old. To celebrate, there will be a glittering ceremony on June 30th 2017 with a sporting hero as guest speaker.. Nominations are now open and the organisers of the Devon Sports Awards, Active Devon, The Exeter Foundation and Exeter College are urging people to make sure that they use the opportunity to see...
32% of Britons made a New Year resolution in 2016 with 33% of respondents wanted to get fitter, and it looks like the same trend will continue for 2017. However, for young people with disabilities, it’s not as simple as buying some new trainers or a budget gym subscription; buying a specialist sport wheelchair can cost as much as £5,000.
Wooden Spoon the children’s charity of rugby, is leading a national campaign – Supporting Tomorrow’s Superstars. The national children’s charity aims to raise enough money to buy a rugby wheelchair for every wheelchair rugby club in the UK and...
It was a double victory for national middle distance athlete and racing champion Molly Canham after her outstanding efforts on the track saw her crowned overall Teignbridge’s Sports Personality of the Year 2016 and Junior Sportswoman of the Year.
The 15-year-old English Schools under-15 800m champion has added the two trophies to her growing collection and tops off a hugely successful year of racing which has seen her top the UK 800m rankings but also the UK 2016 mile rankings, with a personal best of 5:01.93.
Molly was just one of a number of sporting luminaries to...
