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Exeter Chiefs lock Will Carrick-Smith has today joined Championship leaders London Welsh on a short-term loan deal. Keen to get the imposing 6ft 11in, 125kg forward some game time, the Chiefs were happy to oblige to the request of the Exiles who are keen to bolster their options in the second row. Having spent the summer playing Down Under with Australian club side Randwick, the 21-year-old has not only featured for the Braves in this season’s A League competition, but he was named twice for the Chiefs in their recent LV= Cup games against Harlequins and Bath. Head coach Rob Baxter said: “...

The team who helped Teignbridge win the Devon Games to Inspire trophy for the first time in a decade have been crowned Teignbridge's Sports Personality of the Year 2013.

The extraordinary efforts of the 40-strong team of managers and volunteers helped ensure the district took home gold at the Devon Games to Inspire event in July.

And their efforts were recognised at the Awards, organised every year by Teignbridge District Council, which were held at the Langstone Cliff Hotel in Dawlish Warren on Friday 29 November 2013.

It truly was a night to remember and local...

Bath 21 Exeter Chiefs 16

The long wait for Exeter Chiefs to record a top flight win over Bath will continue into the New Year at least after a kicking masterclass from fly-half George Ford settled a pulsating Westcountry derby at a packed Recreation Ground.

Bath’s young playmaker produced a faultless display of goalkicking as he not only landed six penalties, but also delivered a sumptuous second half drop-goal to ultimately sink the brave resistance of Rob Baxter’s visitors.

In a nip-and-tuck contest which saw the lead change countless times, the Chiefs – who...

Christmas is fast approaching and Exeter Racecourse will be getting into the spirit of the festivities at its first December meeting next Friday (December 6) when the trees will be decked in decorations and a mouth-watering seven race card will prove the perfect start for a long weekend.

The total prize money for the meeting has been increased to £80,000 and a new handicap chase worth £25,000 has been added to the card.

Exeter’s general manager Tim Darby said: “It’s a very popular meeting. A particularly strong card coupled with full boxes for corporate hospitality mean...