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Exeter City’s Ollie Watkins has been nominated for the League Two player-of-the-month award for December.

Ollie, who celebrated his 21st birthday on December 30, had a month to remember as he netted five goals in four games.

He started the month off with an impressive performance against Cheltenham Town where he helped set up City’s second goal in a 3-1 victory by crossing the ball in for David Wheeler to fire home from close range.

He then followed that up with a man-of-the-match display against Mansfield Town as he scored both goals as the Grecians recorded their...

Luke Cowan-Dickie hailed Exeter Chiefs’ fighting spirit after they emerged with a dramatic New Year’s Eve victory at Bath.

Trailing 11-0 following a disappointing first half at the Recreation Ground, Rob Baxter’s side were much improved during the second period, initially reducing the deficit with a Gareth Steenson penalty, before two late converted tries from James Short sealed a first-ever league win in the Roman City for the Devon club.

The victory not only maintained Exeter’s impressive run of form in the Aviva Premiership, but also allowed them to leapfrog their hosts...

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...

Having positioned themselves back amongst the top four in the Aviva Premiership, Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says it’s imperative his side now fight “tooth and nail” to remain there.

The Chiefs leapfrogged Leicester Tigers into fourth spot on Christmas Eve by recording a maximum haul in their 31-10 victory over the Midlanders at a packed out Sandy Park.

Now, Baxter’s troops are readying themselves for their next battle, this time against local rivals Bath at a sold out Recreation Ground on tomorrow (3pm).

It’s an encounter which has all the makings of a...