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Georgian Youngster Tchumbadze Becomes a Chief

Exeter Chiefs have completed the signing of young Georgian international prop, Bachuki Tchumbadze, ahead of the 2025/26 season.

The 23-year-old front rower moves to Devon to play his club rugby outside of his native Georgia for the first time in his career.

“I really enjoy English rugby, and I’m truly honoured to have the opportunity to be a key part of the Exeter Chiefs,” Tchumbadze said.

“I’m well aware of the crucial role that forwards play in the team’s system, and I’m really looking forward to making my debut in the Premiership.”

He follows in the...

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Steenson targeting a big finale

Gareth Steenson insists Exeter Chiefs can ill afford to be afraid of the rewards that are on offer with the Aviva Premiership heading towards a dramatic conclusion over the coming weeks.

With just two rounds of the scheduled season remaining, the Devon club are still firmly in the race for the end-of-season play-offs, this despite slipping to a 36-29 defeat against Wasps on Sunday.

That loss, coupled with Leicester's bonus point win over bottom club London Welsh 24 hours earlier, saw Rob Baxter's side slip a place to fifth in the current standings.

However, a last-...

Newton Abbot set for second evening fixture

It’s the second evening meeting of the summer at Newton Abbot on Thursday 30th April with the first race, the Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Maiden Hurdle, due off at 16.45.

With 132 horses having been entered across the seven races, including fifteen in the feature £10,000 Newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase over three and a quarter miles, a good turnout is expected.

The race is for horses rated up to 135 and course winner Prince Tom, trained near Taunton by Alexandra Dunn, and Bertie Boru, twice successful last season for Philip Hobbs, are both on the maximum handicap mark...

Exeter’s tennis venues have been huge for me, says East Devon tennis ace

By Rob Jennings-May

Young tennis star Jake Harrison has spoken of the city’s recent surge in courts and facilities playing a massive part in the early stages of his career.

The 17 year old – who reached the last eight of last year’s Senior National Student Finals – remarks upon the benefits to both College and University students, as well as the general public in the county’s capital:

“It is huge, I play with people all the way from Ilfracombe, Seaton, and myself from Sidmouth. That’s a large radius and mileage – so having such good courts and academies in Exeter is...

Grecian's playoff hopes over

Match report: Hartlepool 2 Exeter City 1

Exeter City’s hopes of reaching the play-offs were finally ended on the penultimate weekend of the 2014/15 season, as the Hartlepool United were 2-1 victors at Victoria Park.

With scores elsewhere in the division going against Exeter, the result at Victoria Park was of little consequence in reality but it wasn’t through any lack of effort that the Grecians were unable to secure the right result.

Scott Fenwick had Pools ahead very briefly, only for Graham Cummins to level from a Liam Sercombe corner.

But the score was...

Chiefs grab vital bonus point

Match report: Wasps 36 Exeter Chiefs 29

Exeter Chiefs 29 Mark Stevens at the Ricoh Arena Gareth Steenson landed a decisive drop-goal with the last kick of the game to ensure Exeter Chiefs grabbed a vital bonus point from their Aviva Premiership away-day at Wasps.

Having trailed 26-16 at the break, Rob Baxter’s side produced a much-improved performance after the break to come within striking distance of pulling off victory at the impressive Ricoh Arena.

As it was, Joe Simpson’s late try ensured Wasps boosted their own push for the end of season play-offs with just...

Late change to Chiefs squad

Exeter Chiefs have been forced to make a late change to their squad for today's Aviva Premiership clash with Wasps at the Ricoh Arena (2pm).

Replacement prop Alex Brown has failed a late fitness test, so Brett Sturgess is brought into the squad to replacement him.

Otherwise, Rob Baxter's side are unchanged from the side that was named on Friday lunchtime.

With just three rounds of the scheduled domestic season to play, fourth-placed Chiefs know they are within striking distance of the play-offs for the first time in their short top flight existence.

However...

Your chance to play on the Exeter City pitch

It's on again! We are delighted to have been chosen for a second time by the Football League to host the South West area's PCUK tournament - Prostate Cancer UK is the official charity of the Football League.

Despite standing water on the pitch, last year's event was a huge success, raising almost £8,000 for PCUK and great fun for all those involved. It is your only opportunity to play on the St James Park pitch and have all your friends and family come along to support you, so why not get a team together?

Anyone can enter - we have two six-a-side tournaments on Sunday May 3...

Exeter City FC fans return to Andros

Exeter City FC Supporters - a dedicated group of Exeter City FC fans - will be heading back to Greece the day after the play off final Sunday 24th May for up to two weeks to play football on the Greek island of Andros.

Neil Le Milliere, says: "We were originally invited over in 2007 to combine a holiday on an idyllic Greek island with a game of football against the locals, and a number of us went over not really knowing what to expect."

There are now about 250 members of the Greek Exeter City FC fan club on the Island of Andros and in Athens called "Greek Grecians Fans...

25,000 Rugby World Cup tickets to go on sale

Fans will have further opportunities to buy tickets for Rugby World Cup 2015 matches from Tuesday April 28, via tickets.rugbyworldcup.com , from 10am.

25,000 tickets will go on sale for an additional 12 matches at Sandy Park (Exeter), Kingsholm Stadium (Gloucester), Brighton Community Stadium (Brighton), Elland Road (Leeds) and Villa Park (Birmingham). This is in addition to the 16 matches currently on sale at tickets.rugbyworldcup.com

Tickets for additional matches on sale from April 28 include:

Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton South Africa v Japan, September...

New Chiefs deal for Sexton

Rob Baxter insists he was happy to reward the hard work put in by Jerry Sexton as the young Irishman was today awarded a new one-year deal with the Exeter Chiefs.

The 22-year-old lock initially joined the Devon club on a three-month trial in August last year as Baxter looked to bring in sufficient cover whilst club captain Dean Mumm was still recovering from shoulder surgery.

However, the former Leinster Academy player - who spent the 2013/14 campaign playing in France with second tier side Auch, did enough during that time to convince Baxter to keep him on board until the...

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Georgian Youngster Tchumbadze Becomes a Chief

Steenson targeting a big finale

Newton Abbot set for second evening fixture

Exeter’s tennis venues have been huge for me, says East Devon tennis ace

Grecian's playoff hopes over

Chiefs grab vital bonus point

Late change to Chiefs squad

Your chance to play on the Exeter City pitch

Exeter City FC fans return to Andros

25,000 Rugby World Cup tickets to go on sale

New Chiefs deal for Sexton

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