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NFL Playoffs & Super Bowl: How UK Fans Can Watch the Action

It’s football season in the United States right now, with the NFL Playoffs taking place and Super Bowl LX on the horizon. Over here, the growth of the NFL’s popularity has been remarkable, with millions of confirmed fans choosing to watch the action. In Exeter, pubs like the Black Horse will be showing the action , including Super Bowl LX on Sunday, 8th February.

The race to make it to the big game is an open contest, with DraftKings latest Super Bowl odds suggesting that the Seattle Seahawks are the slight favourites. But while we don’t know exactly who will be there, we do know...

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Diathlete visits St James Park

Exeter City were pleased to welcome Gavin Griffiths to St James Park on the evening of Wednesday 22 May, as part of his epic ‘30/30’ charity challenge.

Gavin – who calls himself the ‘Diathlete’ – is a type 1 diabetic. His mission goal is to run 30 miles (more than a marathon) every day for 30 consecutive days, zig-zagging across the nation from John O’Groats down to Land’s End. Day 26 of his challenge saw him run from Taunton to Exeter, finishing at the Park.

Currently he has raised in excess of £6,000 for his chosen charities – Diabetes UK and Juvenile Diabetes Research...

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Le Tour - an innovative new running event for Exeter

Ironbridge Runner Events and City Runs have teamed up to provide Exeter with a completely new running experience. Le Tour of Exeter takes elements from Le Tour de France to give participants the experience of 3 very different races.

Le Tour of Exeter will take place on 26, 27 and 28 July and is an inclusive event aimed at all standards of runner.

The first stage will be a 10k road race, fast, flat and traffic free, using the footpaths and cycle paths around the River Exe and flood relief channel.

Stage 2 will be something completely different! An 8km event in the...

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The ECFC Supporters Trust at Exeter Respect, 1 – 2 June 2013

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:50am

Exeter City Supporters’ Trust is delighted to once again be taking part in the Exeter Respect Festival.

Held in Belmont Park on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June, the Trust will be alongside ‘Football in the Community’ and ‘One Game, One Community’.

Now in its 17th year, Exeter Respect is the city’s annual celebration of community and diversity, and Trustees will be on hand to promote the work of the Trust and the Club to over 20,000 people. This is a great opportunity for us to meet City supporters and Trust members but also to spread the word to a wider audience about the...

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Haydn Thomas gets England call-up

Haydn Thomas has joined Exeter Chiefs team-mate Tom Johnson in the England squad preparing to tackle a star-studded Barbarians line-up at Twickenham this Sunday (1pm).

The 30-year-old scrum-half, together with Sale’s Kearnan Myall, have both been added to Stuart Lancaster’s 25-man squad as nine of England’s summer tourists will be in action for either Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints on Saturday in the Aviva Premiership final.

Thomas is in contention for a first appearance in a senior England shirt, while 6ft 7in lock Myall, 26, has featured for England Saxons since...

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Former City great to hold book launch at St James Park

Exeter City are delighted to announce that former midfielder Davie Gibson will be visiting the club shop at St James Park on Wednesday 5 June for a book signing, to celebrate the release of his biography: Gibbo – The Davie Gibson Story. Davie will be available to meet and sign autographs between 5pm and 6pm at his Exeter City book launch. Gibbo’s former teammate Alan Banks will also be in attendance, with other special guests to be confirmed. Originally from Edinburgh, Davie played for Exeter City during the early-1970s, having previously represented Hibs, Leicester and Aston Villa. He was...

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Exciting times ahead says Chiefs captain Tom Hayes

Exeter Chiefs captain Tom Hayes says yet more "exciting" times lie ahead for the club after another impressive year of action both in the Aviva Premiership and the Heineken Cup.

Exeter's last-day 40-39 victory over Gloucester at a packed Sandy Park, not only ensured Rob Baxter's side of sixth spot in English rugby's top division, but it guaranteed the Chiefs would be mixing it with Europe's elite again next season.

Having tasted the delights of Heineken Cup rugby for the first time during the 2012/13 campaign, Hayes insists he and his club-mates will be more than happy to...

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Contract statuses of Exeter City players announced

Exeter City have submitted their retained list to the Football League, regarding players whose contracts are scheduled to expired this summer.

Tommy Doherty, Steve Tully, John O’Flynn, Tom Nichols and Myles Anderson have all been offered contracts to remain with the Grecians during the 2013/14 season. In addition to the four players whose releases were announced last month, Elliott Frear has been informed that he will not be offered a new contract at St James Park. Chief Executive Julian Tagg said: “On behalf of the club, I would like to thank Elliott and the other departing...

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Exeter and Yeovil fans to do battle for Adam Stansfield Memorial Trophy

On Saturday 18 May, Exeter City fans will be taking on Yeovil Town fans at Elmore FC for the Adam Stansfield Memorial Trophy. The game kicks off at 11.30am, in order to allow players and fans to watch the League 2 play-off final between Bradford and Northampton at the clubhouse at Elmore, which kicks off at 1.30pm. Since the passing of Adam Stansfield in 2010, Grecians and Glovers have been getting together to play football in memory of a hero of both clubs in order to raise money for the Adam Stansfield Foundation. Exeter are current holders of the trophy, having triumphed for the first...

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Spitfires ready for opening home game!

The Exeter Spitfires finally get to play their opening game at their new home this Sunday. The Bristol Bats are the first visitors to Chadwick Field at St. Luke's Sports College, with the first pitch at 12.00pm.

The Spitfires will be looking to make further improvements in their third game of the season following two heavy losses on the road at Plymouth and Torbay.

After their opening day loss in Plymouth they were much improved, however, at Torbay and held an early 3-2 lead. The game slowly got away from them though and they eventually lost 23-5.

There were...

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Exeter City receive Family Excellence Award from the Football League

Exeter City are delighted to announce that the club has been awarded the Family Excellence Award by the Football League. The announcement was made at St Andrew’s, the home of Birmingham City, on Wednesday 8 May. Each of the 72 Football League clubs receives two visits a year from a mystery family who judge the club on more than 70 supporter touch-points on a matchday. The clubs have to achieve a minimum score of 75 per cent on each visit and that there must be an improvement in the second report to prove on-going commitment. Last year, Exeter City lost their status as a holder of the...

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