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Following the 2-0 defeat at the hands of Morecambe, Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale was left disappointed with the second-half showing of his team.

Goalless at the break, the Grecians conceded moments after the restart to a Kevin Ellison header. City had looked the more commanding of the two teams in the first half but were unable to truly put themselves back into the ascendency after conceding.

“It was a very competent first half, and a poor second half,” said Tis. “I look back now and wish we had taken one of the earlier chances. As a manager you have to trust your...

Former Bristol player James Phillips will be looking to make a good impression against his old club for more than one reason.

As well as bragging rights, a place in the team for the first Premiership game of the season is up for grabs.

Having seen his campaign last season blighted by a knee injury sustained in the home game with Saracens, the imposing forward is now back to full fitness and keen to make up for lost time.

The Bristol-born star featured for 40 minutes in Exeter’s 23-15 friendly win at Scarlets and he will get another run out against his hometown club...

Fresh from helping England's Under-20s to Junior World Championship success during the summer, Exeter Chiefs youngster Luke Cowan-Dickie has set himself a new aim ahead of the forthcoming 2013/14 campaign. That aim is to follow the lead of close friends Jack Nowell and Henry Slade, themselves other members of the winning Red Rose team in France, and look to work his way into a Chiefs squad in the Aviva Premiership. Last term both Nowell and Slade did just that as head coach Rob Baxter rewarded their efforts in training and on the field itself with appearances in English rugby's top flight...

Top British pro cycling team Team UK Youth is determined to make its mark in this year’s 10th anniversary Tour of Britain, targeting success at its 'home stage' in Devon.

The Devon Stage (Stage Six), hosted by Devon County Council, will see the race’s biggest ever field of 114 riders head from sea to summit on Friday 20 September. The 85 mile (137 km) route will start at Sidmouth on the Jurassic Coast and finish at Haytor in Dartmoor National Park, the first ever summit finish in the history of the race.

Among the record 19 teams competing in Britain’s premier cycle race...