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Exeter Chiefs quintet Luke Cowan-Dickie, Dave Ewers, Sam Hill, Tom Johnson and Henry Slade have today all been named in Stuart Lancaster's squad that will report for training with England at the Lensbury Club,Teddington on Sunday. The five players are among 20 that have been named from the Chiefs, Gloucester Rugby, London Irish, Newcastle Falcons, Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors - and who will be in contention for selection for the tour to New Zealand next month and the match against the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday, June 1. Back-row forward Johnson, who forms part of...

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter is hopeful of sorting out the future of England international Jack Nowell within the next few weeks. Baxter has already opened talks with the talented 21-year-old over a new deal to keep him at Sandy Park. Although under contract for the 2014/15 season, the Chiefs boss is keen for Nowell – who this week underwent surgery on his knee – follows the lead of fellow young guns Dave Ewers, Sam Hill and Luke Cowan-Dickie, all of whom have agreed new deals with the club in recent weeks. “Jack’s been keen to get something formalised and we’re keen to do the same...

Players from Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire are set to compete in the specially adapted version of cricket which gives those with severe physical or learning disabilities the opportunity to experience the excitement of sport.

The Sir Christopher Ondaatje Devon Cricket Centre, on the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus, is preparing to welcome 100 children from across the region to the South West Table Cricket competition on Thursday (15 May).

Teams of six to eight players compete on a table-tennis table sized playing surface, with the...

Elvis Taione says he cannot wait to pull on an Exeter Chiefs jersey for the first time after completing his move from Championship side Jersey. The Tongan international is the latest addition to the playing ranks at Sandy Park ahead of next season and his arrival will help bolster the club's options for the No.2 jersey following the retirement of Chris Whitehead. Although at Jersey for only one season, the 30-year-old hooker is relishing the prospect of testing himself in the cut and thrust of the Aviva Premiership. "To be given the opportunity to join one of the strongest sides in England...