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Exeter City and Bristol Rovers have agreed a two-way loan deal which will see Alan Gow and Eliot Richards switch clubs for the remainder of the 2013/14 season.

22-year-old Welshman Richards turned pro in 2009, having come through the youth ranks at the Pirates with a prolific goalscoring record. The young forward has gone on to represent Rovers on over 100 occasions, as well as representing his country at Under-19 level.

He also has experience of scoring at St James Park – Richards netted the winner for the Gas in the 2012/13 season as the visitors won 2-1, as well as...

Exeter Racecourse has announced today that it will now stage an all hurdle card at its Bathwick Tyres-sponsored fixture this Sunday.

With 50 per cent of the chase course waterlogged and more rain expected, the decision has been taken to give the popular fixture the best chance of going ahead.

Clerk of the course Barry Johnson said: “We have had 32mm of rain in the last 24 hours which has left the chase course 50% waterlogged. With a forecast of at least another 30mm of rain before racing on Sunday the decision has been made to run an all hurdle card.

“The hurdles...

It’s a day that will live with him forever, but even though Jack Nowell’s England debut ended in a narrow 26-24 defeat to France in Paris, the Exeter Chiefs starlet was still buzzing come the final whistle at the Stade de France.

A late converted try from replacement Gael Fickou denied England what would have been their biggest ever comeback win in a sensational start to the 2014 Six Nations.

Having conceded a try in the first minute and been 16-3 behind with barely a quarter of the contest gone, England had fought back superbly to lead 24-19 with just four minutes left....

Report: Burton Albion 1 Exeter City 1 Exeter City and Burton Albion shared the points with a 1-1 draw at the Pirelli Stadium, in an entertaining game on a difficult surface.

Both goals came within a three-minute period in the second half – and the opener came in familiar fashion for both teams. Burton, who had turned in two own-goals the previous weekend, did the same again as Ian Sharps put the ball into his own net after stopper Dean Lyness failed to hold a rocketed effort by John O’Flynn. It was the third time in four games that City had gone ahead courtesy of an opponent...