Sport

Exeter School pupils have certainly made the most of their Easter holidays with six representing their country in sport from water polo to rounders.

Year 11 Ben Green is representing England U17s in cricket and is currently on tour in Sri Lanka. Ben has had good success in the one-day series and has previously just been selected for the three-day game which began on 24 April. At the end of the one-day series, he was the leading wicket taker on tour and the fourth highest run scorer.

Year 9 pupils Harriet Milner and Olivia Ziegler-Evans are part of the U14 England Rounders...

Having witnessed Exeter Chiefs lift their first major silverware with success in this season’s LV= Cup, fans are being offered the chance to become a 2014/15 Season Ticket holder and guarantee your place for another fantastic year of top flight rugby at Sandy Park.

With the multi-million pound redevelopment of Sandy Park set for completion ahead of the 2014/15 season, Sandy Park promises to be even bigger and better for those heading to the region’s premier sporting club.

From £330 for adults; £200 for students and £165 for children under-16, you can guarantee your place in...

Wednesday saw the Captain take a team to Bigbury for the away leg of the Annual Lloyd Rowett match. Bigbury was in excellent condition, and on a sunny, but tough day with a cold easterly wind, all 6 of the matches were very close.

Captain, Ray Banfield, and his partner Neil Woolfrey, gained a half from the top match. Vice-Captain, John Fairman and David Inglis lost 2 down in a close match. Paul Smale and Alistair Ross gained a half. Martin McBain and Roger Worthington were the only victorious match and they ran out 2 Up winners in match 4. David Newbery and Russell Mayne also...

Exeter Chiefs can confirm lock James Hanks has been forced to retire from the game with immediate effect.

The long-serving forward, who sustained a serious neck injury late on in Exeter's LV= Cup semi-final win at Bath last month, has been told by medical experts to call time on his ten-year stint with the Chiefs.

It's a cruel blow for the popular 29-year-old, who since making his first team debut at the old County Ground against Cornish Pirates in September 2005, and has since gone on to represent the Chiefs in 192 appearances, scoring seven tries.

The loss of...