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Cricket's Most Controversial Moments: When Winning Clashed With the Spirit of the Game

Cricket has always been known as a game of etiquette, known for its traditions that go back hundreds of years. The game may have grown to become one of the biggest sports on earth, and yet those traditions still hold to this very day. Ask any die-hard fan, and they'll tell you few sights show sportsmanship better than moments when a batsman walks after being given not out, knowing they made a slight nick as the ball passes into the wicketkeeper's gloves or the fielder signalling for a boundary because a part of their body made contact with it as they came into possession of the ball. It...

Chiefs trounce Welsh to go second

For 20 minutes it was a decent enough contest, but then Exeter Chiefs kicked into gear and winless London Welsh simply had no answer to the might of the in-form Devonians.

Rob Baxter’s side steamrollered their way to second in the Aviva Premiership with a nine-try destruction of the Exiles. It wasn’t vintage stuff from the Chiefs – even though the scoreline suggests otherwise – but it was still more than enough to clock up an 11th league win of the season.

Free-scoring No.8 Thomas Waldrom added two more tries to his seasonal tally – he’s now on 12 and still top of the tree...

Harley bags a brace!

Match report: Carlisle 1 Exeter City 3

Exeter City turned a terrific performance into three points on their longest away day of the season, triumphing 3-1 away to Carlisle United.

The Grecians took the lead initially through Ryan Harley, netting his first since returning to the club, shortly after Alex Nicholls’ effort had bounced back off the bar.

But the hosts were level before the break when speedster David Amoo worked space to dink in a cross from the right, allowing Steven Rigg to touch in an equaliser from six yards.

However a second for Harley before...

Harley bags a brace!

Match report: Carlisle 1 Exeter City 3

Exeter City turned a terrific performance into three points on their longest away day of the season, triumphing 3-1 away to Carlisle United.

The Grecians took the lead initially through Ryan Harley, netting his first since returning to the club, shortly after Alex Nicholls’ effort had bounced back off the bar.

But the hosts were level before the break when speedster David Amoo worked space to dink in a cross from the right, allowing Steven Rigg to touch in an equaliser from six yards.

However a second for Harley before...

Chiefs side to face London Welsh

Ali Hepher says Exeter Chiefs will go “full bore” at ensuring this latest block of Aviva Premiership fixtures finishes on a high note.

Having notched up successive league wins over Newcastle Falcons, Harlequins and Bath to move to third in the current standings, the Devon club will now be looking to add the scalp of lowly London Welsh to their list of victims at Sandy Park today (3pm).

It’s certainly been an encouraging response from the Chiefs, who either side of Christmas lost four games on the bounce in the top flight.

However, buoyed by their first-ever league...

Junior tennis players battle it out at Flybe Tournament

Authored by jenniashford
Posted: Fri, 03/06/2015 - 10:11am

On Saturday 28th February, Exeter Golf and Country Club’s hosted a 10 and under Flybe Mini Green Tennis tournament with players from Devon, Cornwall and Somerset taking part.

The fifteen entrants were split into three groups and took part in a round robin event.

The group winners were Toby Watts (Tarka), Ben Johnson (Exmouth) and Zac Brown (Exmouth) who won all of their four matches.

Billy Turl (Exeter Golf and Country Club) was involved in two of the closest matches. The very first match of the competition, Billy v Toby, was decided by a tie-break with Billy...

James hails squad effort at Chiefs

Welshman Tom James says the desire to push hard for silverware is a key motivator for the Exeter Chiefs as they look to attack on three different fronts between now and the end of the season.

With the Devon club currently sitting third in the Aviva Premiership, as well as in the latter stages of both the European Challenge and LV= Cups, the talented winger acknowledges he and his team-mates are entering a crucial period in their campaign.

Three successive league wins against Newcastle Falcons, Harlequins and Bath have placed Rob Baxter’s side firmly in the mix at the top...

Honiton take 6 golds at national prelims

Six partnerships from Honiton Gymnastics Club have started the acrobatic gymnastics season in style, taking gold medals at the national development plan prelims.

Three of the winning combinations will now go on to represent the south west at the national finals in Stoke-on-Trent in May

The first golds went to grade 1 men’s pair William Counsell and Ellis Cousins and Grade 1 women’s pair Courtney Richards and Evie Roberts, who were competing at the Gryphon Sports Centre in Sherborne. Both partnerships are in Honiton Gymnastics Club’s Squad Potential Group and coached by Faye...

Uni fencers dominate Devon Sabre Championships

Authored by Swordplay
Posted: Wed, 03/04/2015 - 10:59am

University fencers dominated the results table last Sunday as fencers from across Devon battled for the title of 2015 Devon Sabre Champion. Misha Jessel-Kenyon won the Men's Sabre and Izabela Sosnowska took the Women's title.

The best ever turnout for the annual Sabre contest - hosted at Newton Abbot - signals a growth in popularity for Sabre as the rarest of the 3 weapons in modern fencing (Foil and Épée being more common).

Sabre is quick and dynamic - you can score a hit with any part of the blade and the very softest of contact is all it takes. Electronic score...

Mumm: We can't let standards slip

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Wed, 03/04/2015 - 10:34am

Dean Mumm believes Exeter Chiefs can ill afford to let their standards slip when they tackle winless London Welsh in the Aviva Premiership this Saturday (3pm).

The Devon club moved back into the division’s top three last Saturday following their first-ever top flight win over local rivals Bath, but this weekend will come face to face against an Exiles side who have lost all 16 Premiership games to date.

Henry Slade’s 11-point haul with the boot, plus Will Chudley’s late try, ensured the Chiefs of a 16-6 victory against a Bath side, who in turn countered with two penalties...

Exeter Chiefs' Easter Rugby Camp

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 03/04/2015 - 10:15am

Newton Abbot RFC and the Exeter Chiefs have announced a three day Rugby Training Camp this Easter at Newton Abbot Rugby Club starting on Monday 30th March to Wednesday 1st April.

The cost of the camp is £40 for two days with the third day thrown in for free, courtesy of Exeter Chiefs and Centrax, one of Exeter Chiefs key sponsors.

Open to boys and girls from 5 years to 14 years old, the camp has been organised to teach young rugby enthusiasts rugby and multi sports skills from qualified coaches in a fun, action packed environment.

The sessions will be delivered on...

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