Sport

Over 1,200 participants are set to take part in The Devon Winter School Games on Thursday 19 March, at Torbay Leisure Centre and Paignton Community & Sports Academy.

This event enables young people from schools throughout Devon to participate in competitions spanning nine different sports including cross country, goalball, handball, hockey, netball, rugby and table tennis. Young people from local schools and colleges will also be involved in organising the event on the day as over 100 of them will be recruited as ‘Games Maker’ style volunteers.

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Ricky Pellow says Exeter Chiefs will have to be switched on - both individually and collectively - if they are to overcome rivals Leicester Tigers in today's LV= Cup semi-final at Welford Road (1pm). In a position similar to that of 12 months ago when they had to overcome Bath on their own turf, the defending champions need no reminding of what is needed to book their place in the first showpiece final of the 2014/15 season. And according to the Exeter skills coach, it's a challenge Pellow and everyone at Sandy Park are keen to take on as the Chiefs maintain their push for honours on three...

Phil Dollman believes Exeter Chiefs have their seasonal destiny firmly in their own hands as they look to attack on three different fronts between now and the end of the campaign.

After four successive Aviva Premiership victories - the latest being a record-breaking 74-19 success over winless London Welsh - the Chiefs are not only sitting second in the league standings, but are nicely placed to also attack the latter stages of both the European Challenge and LV= Cups.

It was around this time a year ago that Rob Baxter's side collected their first-ever piece of major...

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is supporting a charity game of tag rugby which 15 year old organiser, Daniel, hopes will last more than 24 hours. Daniel, who attends Uffculme School, has a passion for sport, plays for Cullompton RFC U15's and is also an Army Cadet.

The 7-a-side Rug-a-thon will raise money for Help for Heroes, a charity Daniel has wanted to support from a young age. Daniel is looking for people of all ages and abilities to support the event at Uffculme School on Friday 20th March from 5pm through to the evening of Saturday 21st March.

Over 18’s are...