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Saints 38 - Chiefs 11

Report by Mark Stevens

Exeter’s wait for a first-ever win at Franklin’s Gardens will continue for another year at least as the Chiefs were swot to one side by an impressive Northampton Saints side.

Jim Mallinder’s hosts ran in five tries – four of them in the first half – through Dylan Hartley, Ken Pisi, Tom Wood, George Pisi and Samu Manoa, whilst fly-half Stephen Myler added a further 13 points with a faultless display with the boot. It was simply too much for the Chiefs who, despite a much-improved second half showing, could only counter...

After weeks of detailed preparation, the waiting is finally over and the time has come for Exeter Chiefs to once again venture into the heat of battle in the Aviva Premiership. First up for Rob Baxter's Class of 2013/14 is a daunting opening test against Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens tomorrow (3pm). It is, however, a fixture that is sure to whet the appetite of everyone associated with the Chiefs, who will be looking to claim the scalp of the East Midlanders for the first time on their own patch. In three previous top flight meetings at the Gardens, the best Baxter's side have...

Last Sunday, the Exeter Spitfires played their final away game in their inaugural season and took the opportunity to claim their first win away from Chadwick Field.

The Spitfires visited the Torbay Barons and, after dominating the early part of the game before allowing the Barons back into it, claimed an impressive 30-17 win. The win for the Spitfires was their fourth of the season and guaranteed a third place finish in the four-team South West Baseball League.

The team have shown great improvement as the season has progressed and the four wins, along with avoiding...

The Football Association’s Chairman, Greg Dyke, has set the England football team with a target of winning the World Cup in 2022.

The 66-year-old former BBC director general is to lead a commission with the aim of improving England teams’ success at international level.

Speaking at a lunch hosted by England team sponsors Vauxhall, Dyke admitted the lack of English-qualified players currently playing in the Premier League was “serious, very serious”, and that he intended The FA to work “hand-in-hand” with the all sections of the game for the sake of the national team and...