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Match Report: Exeter City 0 York City 0

Paul Tisdale made two changes to the side which won at Dagenham & Redbridge in midweek, with Matt Oakley and Arron Davies both coming into the side. York, meanwhile, included James Berrett, who scored their winning goal over Yeovil Town on Tuesday.

The visitors began the game on top, but failed to create any clear openings in the opening exchanges. As City started to grow into the game, they showed promise along the flanks, with Lee Holmes popping up on both sides and looking bright, but they also suffered from a lack of chances....

Exeter Chiefs joined defending champions Gloucester in booking their place at Finals Night in this season’s Singha Premiership 7s.

Ricky Pellow’s young charges overcame a heavy defeat in their opening game against the Cherry & Whites to then see off rivals Bath and London Irish.

It means the Devonians will now head for the capital as one of eight sides who will battle it out for glory at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday week.

Up against Gloucester in the night’s opening game, it was always going to be a tough ask for Pellow’s youngsters.

Indeed, it took...

Golfers from across the South West will make their way to Staddon Heights Golf Club in Plymouth early next month in their quest to qualify for the final of a national competition.

The annual Licensed Trade Charity Golf Tournament sees teams of four golfers taking each other on in a series of regional qualifiers. The Devon heat, taking place on Friday 4th September, allows golfers of any standard to play at one of the South West’s premier golf courses and puts them within 18 holes of representing the county at the Sky-sponsored Grand Final in North Berwick in October.

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Exeter Chiefs skills coach Ricky Pellow believes the Singha Premiership Rugby 7s offers a brilliant opportunity for young rugby players to showcase their talents to a global audience.

With the event rising in stature year on year, the Cornishman will again lead a youthful Chiefs squad into action at Kingsholm tonight determined to make their mark on the competition which acts as the ideal curtain-raiser ahead of the new Premiership Rugby season.

Certainly since their arrival in the top flight back in 2010, Devon's finest have not been afraid to parade their fine array of...