She’s a no-nonsense enforcer whose job often involves keeping up to 30 testosterone-fuelled men in check and so it’s music to my ears when she says it’s okay to have an off day.
Exeter's Sara Cox is the only woman qualified to referee a Premiership Rugby match and she is quickly making a name for herself in the sport.
I caught up with her for an Astley Media #projectpositivity In Conversation With and found her in high spirits, despite, like most of us, being confined to home.
When I asked her for some tips on how us mere mortals could learn from the discipline...
The Exeter Chiefs squad were all smiles as they lined up for their first team picture of the 2016/17 season.
England star Jack Nowell and his fellow players laughed and joked in the sunshine during their annual media day.
As our pictures show, the boys seemed relaxed ahead of yet another big campaign.
Tickets are now on sale for Exeter’s opening three Aviva Premiership home games of the season.
After pre-season warm-up games against Scarlets (August 13) and Ulster Rugby (August 20), Rob Baxter’s side will kick off their home campaign against reigning...
Exeter City Football Club will be remembering four former players who died during the Battle of the Somme at a special ceremony to be held at their St James Park war memorial.
The memorial service, in partnership with the Royal British Legion, will take place at 2pm on Friday 1 July. This is the exact centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. That day alone saw 57,470 British casualties including 19,240 who were killed. Two Exeter City players - Fred Bailey and Evelyn Lintott died on this first day and two others Arthur Evans and Percy Worner during the rest of the...
Exeter Chiefs may be gearing up for a busy festive period of fixtures, but today members of the first-team squad took a morning out to pay a special festive visit to the Bramble Children’s Unit at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.
First team stars Haydn Thomas, Ben Moon, Brett Sturgess, Gareth Steenson, Michele Campagnaro, Ollie Atkins, Don Armand, Jack Yeandle, Matt Jess, Tom Johnson and Olly Woodburn, along with our very own Big Chief, took on the role of Santa Claus for one very special day and made their annual visit to the local hospital to spend time with youngsters who...
Until 2nd November, AEG is giving Rugby Club Youth Sections (Junior and Mini teams) in England, Scotland and Wales the chance to win one of twenty sets of Canterbury kit (shirts, socks, water bottles and boot bags) as well as 20 Canterbury balls and 2 ball bags for their club.
To top it off the clubs will also win a top of the range AEG OKOMix washing machine to care for the kit. All 20 winners will then have a chance to win one of three training sessions with a rugby legend like Will Greenwood at their club.
Entry to the competition is simple and just requires a photo and...
The Double Locks have teamed up with the Wooden Spoon charity and are having “a players at the pumps evening”.
with former England full back Tim stimpson, who will be hosting a bbq and beer night with a chat and a raffle.
The event will take place in our rugby marquee. There will also be a change to watch a reply of the England's World Cup win in Australia on our new 16ft screen.
Tim will hopefully also be the first to undertake our rugby cross bar challenge in the garden!
Throughout Rugby World Cup 2015 there will be a chance to win a keg or beer, courtesy...
Two of Exeter School’s hockey athletes have been selected to attend the National Age Group Academy in Taunton.
Lower Sixth Formers Abby Pelling and Tom Edgington will train with a group of U17 players, alongside local England U18s and U16s.
In addition England Hockey has selected the pair to partake in the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (ASSE) as part of the National Age Group Squad (NAGS).
Hockey performance coach Graham Skinner said this was a fantastic opportunity for young, aspiring talented hockey players to gain an insight into what it takes to...
Exeter Rugby Club are hoping that Chiefs supporters and the local community can help them in their quest to find out more about the brave former players who gave their lives during World War One.
Regular visitors to the Devon venue will know that a special memorial plaque is already located within the County Suite to commemorate former Exeter Rugby players who paid the ultimate sacrifice during World War II. Now, with the centenary well underway, the club is looking to ensure this tribute includes those that gave their lives in WW1. To this end, Chief Executive Tony Rowe OBE is...
Exeter Soccer Sixes start their brand new season on Wednesday 6 November at St Luke's Science and Sports College in Exeter.
Their six-a-side outdoor league runs every Wednesday between 8pm and 10pm and they are are looking for new teams to join them for the forthcoming season.
Teams can be made up from work colleagues, friends and family, drinking buddies or even from your 11-a-side Saturday or Sunday teams.
All their leagues are FA affiliated and have FA qualified referees and it’s free to join Soccer Sixes.
Exeter City FC will be celebrating the role of women and girls in football at its specially designated One Game One Community (OGOC) home game against Burton Albion (Saturday 26 October).
Each season the Supporters’ Trust-backed Exeter City OGOC group organise a match with an equality and diversity theme. Previous events have put the spotlight on issues including racism, homophobia and disability. This year the focus is on promoting female participation in football.
The choice has been applauded by City’s new OGOC Ambassador, first team goalkeeper Artur Krysiak.
