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Exeter Chiefs heralded a new dawn today as the club confirmed its sale to Black Knight Rugby.

A new subsidiary of Cannae Holdings, Inc., Black Knight Rugby, has purchased 100% of the shares of Exeter Rugby Group Ltd following a vote by Exeter’s members to permit the sale of the club.

Under Black Knight, Tony Rowe CBE will continue as CEO of the club to maintain continuity.

Rowe said: “If you had to choose an investor in the world of sport, you could not choose better than Black Knight. I am absolutely over the moon.”

The deal ends Rowe’s 25-year...

Team Bath Netball star defender Daisy Harrison says she is “grateful and honoured” after being named as the NXT Gen League Player of the Season for 2026.

The 21-year-old from Barnstaple, who is a University of Exeter student and plays goal keeper, was selected as the league’s standout star after a stellar campaign in which she featured prominently in the rankings for interceptions, deflections and gains.

She was presented with her award in the Fan Zone during Saturday’s Netball Super League Grand Final at Manchester’s Co-op Live, which saw AO Manchester Thunder narrowly...

Exeter Chiefs Women will bid farewell to seven players at the end of the 2025/26 season.

Among those confirmed so far will be Canadian hooker and crowd favourite Emily Tuttosi who is heading back to Canada to take on a coaching role. The 30-year-old joined Chiefs in their inaugural season. She has played 88 games for the club and scored 31 tries.

Tuttosi will be joined on the leavers’ list by former Ireland captain Edel ‘Tricky’ McMahon, who has been with the club since 2022. Operations to both knees have meant the flanker has not been able take part in the 2025/26...

Vintage football shirts have regained popularity because they are smack bang in the middle of every 90s revival, both in streetwear and the wider culture, nostalgia and sustainability, with big logos and true football history rarely found on current minimalist kits, and offering wearers something with a history rather than the same generic t shirt of the high street, what in the past, was the attire of the terraces. Now, a wardrobe essential for those who are often unconnected to the club on the badge. The artifice is fueled not only by football but also by the power of fashion culture...