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Exeter Chiefs forward Don Armand is expecting a big improvement from his side when the 2014-15 Premiership season begins.

Chiefs finished eighth in the Premiership last season despite losing four of their last six games.

That including a record 55-12 thumping at home to Sale Sharks, although it was tempered somewhat with the lifting of the club’s first major trophy – the LV= Cup.

Off the pitch, Sandy Park is undergoing redevelopment work to boost the capacity to more than 12,000 for the 2015 World Cup, and Armand says it all adds up to a “very exciting” year for the...

Hooker Elvis Taione hopes a big year with new club Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership can help secure him a spot in the Tongan squad for next year's Rugby World Cup.

The 31-year-old is one of seven new signings brought to Sandy Park by head coach Rob Baxter this summer and already the experienced forward is setting his sights high ahead of the 2014/15 campaign.

Not only is Taione keen on playing a key role within Baxter's first-team make-up, but he hopes his on-field actions will be enough to put him in contention for the South Sea Islanders.

Ironically, Tonga...

A young Exeter City side were defeated 1-0 in their first pre-season fixture, when Reading were visitors at St James Park.

The result was never the priority though, with fitness and performance the more pressing concerns – and City certainly impressed on those fronts.

Ryan Edwards’ early goal for the Royals was the difference in the scoreline, and somehow goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen kept the City attack at bay after the break despite being put under plenty of pressure from a potent front-line.

Both managers named separate XIs for each half – for City, only Christy...

All the latest golf news from Exeter Golf and Country Club, including the DCGU Palairet Memorial Trophy, Wednesday Stableford, Bradley Rowe Order of Merit and the Ladies Invitation to Men.

DCGU Palairet Memorial Trophy

Congratulations to Captain Ray and his Palairet side who have got through to the fourth round by beating Dainton park at Torquay golf club last Sunday. In what proved to be a thrilling contest, Exeter scraped through 3 – 2 with the deciding game finishing on the last. Exeter GCC will now face Holsworthy at Tavistock on Sunday 27 July. Supporters are most...