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Exeter Chiefs chairman says new American owners will bring ‘razzmatazz’ to rugby union

Exeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe believes that the club’s impending takeover by an American consortium could transform the Gallagher Premiership.

The billionaire owners of English Premier League club Bournemouth have agreed a deal for the club, subject to the membership’s approval at an extraordinary general meeting on May 7.

If the deal is ratified, Exeter Chiefs will become the latest Premiership team alongside Newcastle and Bath to secure major new investment.

Rowe desperate to secure investment for the Chiefs

Black Knight Football Club board member...

Exeter City leapfrog promotion rivals

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sat, 03/02/2013 - 10:34pm

Exeter City ran out winners in emphatic 3-0 victory over fellow promotion rivals Northampton Town, leapfrogging the Cobblers in the league table in the process.

The Grecians gave the visitors a taste of their own medicine with the opener coming from a corner, which goalkeeper Lee Nicholls could only poke into his own net.

Matt Oakley was once again provider from a dead-ball for City’s second after the break, as he delivered a fine cross for Jamie Cureton to head in his 20th of the campaign. And a first goal in red and white for Jake Gosling after a jinking solo run put the...

Chiefs dish out their own brand of capital punishment

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sat, 03/02/2013 - 10:16pm

Exeter Chiefs handed out their own spot of capital punishment as they became the first team this season to record a league double over reigning Aviva Premiership champions Harlequins. Having humbled Conor O’Shea’s side 42-28 at Sandy Park back in October, the Chiefs repeated the feat at the Twickenham Stoop thanks in the main to an inspired display from fly-half Gareth Steenson. The Ulsterman was simply scintillating all afternoon, spearheading a Chiefs game plan that their rivals simply could not contain. Not only did he plunder 17 crucial points with the boot, but he was involved in much...

Budleigh shave victory over Crediton in battle of the Robins

CREDITON UNITED 0-1 BUDLEIGH SALTERTON

Thanks to a splendid performance and goal from George Pannell it was Budleigh Salterton that grabbed all three points at Lords Meadow this afternoon in the South West Peninsular Division One East.

This amazingly was Crediton's first home tie since 10 November last year, due to awful weather over the winter. The pitch was decent enough today though, and despite the standalone goal it was a lively match that prevailed.

The Robins from the South West coast took the lead over their mid-Devon counterparts in the 11th minute thanks...

University of Exeter Xpression FM Charity Football Match in aid of The Adam Stansfield Foundation

Authored by AS9
Posted: Fri, 03/01/2013 - 10:07pm

The University of Exeter Xpression FM football team will be playing a University Staff team to raise funds for The Adam Stansfield Foundation. The match will be taking place at the University Sports Ground (rubber crumb pitch) kicking off at 11.00am on Sunday 17 March.

The students from the Sports Radio Station have been fundraising with local businesses and sports teams, to put on a grand raffle and auction after the match.

This is an annual event. If you are a local business who would like to support this you can contact the organisers on 07825 077001 or via The Students...

Chiefs reveal side to face Harlequins tomorrow

Confidence restored, tries in the bag and crucial league points on the board, life is good back within the confines of Sandy Park as Exeter Chiefs prepare for their latest Aviva Premiership encounter tomorrow.

Fresh from handing out a 47-16 defeat on lowly London Welsh a week ago, Rob Baxter's side head for reigning champions Harlequins this weekend not only looking to back up that stylish showing, but at the same time hoping to inflict a rare league double on their capital-based hosts, who were humbled 42-28 in the corresponding fixture back in October.

Impressed by the...

City get ready to face fellow promotion-hopefuls Northampton Town.

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Fri, 03/01/2013 - 11:17am

Preview: Exeter City v Northampton Today's guests at St James Park are former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd’s promotion-hopefuls Northampton Town. With about a quarter of the 2012/13 season left to play it is still no clearer who will be going up automatically or via the play-offs to npower League 1, though this crunch match may have a significant bearing on Exeter City’s chances. The Cobblers travel to the South West boasting of their high team-IQ (defender Clarke Carlisle was named ‘Britain’s Brainiest Footballer’ in 2002) but the Grecians are equally proud to have the trendiest...

FA Disability Cup Southern Section first round

FA Disability Cup Southern Section first round (Sunday 24 February) Exeter City Ability Counts 7 AFC Bournemouth Ability Counts 1 Exeter City’s Ability Counts team beat their counterparts from AFC Bournemouth by a 7-1 scoreline, to reach the Southern Section semi-final in the inaugural FA Disability Cup. The Grecians are now due to face Plymouth Argyle’s representative side on Sunday 24 March. The tie against AFC Bournemouth was played at the Coach Road ground at Devon County FA headquarters, in Newton Abbot. There are a total of 16 teams in this year’s tournament, and the final will be...

Captain Coles and Paramount Personnel launch end of season Charity Spring Ball

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Wed, 02/27/2013 - 7:16pm

Exeter City Captain Danny Coles and main event sponsor Dean Croft of Paramount Personnel are backing the second Charity Spring Ball which will be held in a Grand Marquee in the fountain centre at St James Park on Sunday 28TH April. After last years event this years is expecting to be bigger and better with the theme being "Glitz & Glamour" with local company stage engage supplying this years lighting and staging which will add an extra dimension to the event.

Exeter City FC Club Captain Danny Coles says;

With a very exciting end to the season expected this years Charity...

Chiefs back Foster joins Jersey on loan

Exeter Chiefs back Mark Foster has joined Championship outfit Jersey on loan until the end of the season.

The 29-year-old is one of two new captures – alongside Mark McCrea from Irish side Connacht – which the Channel Islands club have confirmed as they look to preserve their status in English rugby’s second tier following promotion last term.

Foster, who made his debut for the Chiefs against Moseley in September 2009, has played 59 times in total for the Devon club, scoring 20 tries in the process.

Two of those tries came in Exeter’s first-ever Aviva Premiership...

Gold for Matt and Jamie as they maintain Honiton’s fine Men’s Pair record

Authored by jamesreddy
Posted: Tue, 02/26/2013 - 11:55pm

Newly-formed acrobatic partnership Matthew Beviss (10) and Jamie Jeffery (16) maintained Honiton’s recent record for excellent men’s pair partnerships by taking the Grade 3 South West title at last weekend’s regional preliminaries in Taunton.

The pair will now go on to represent the south west region at the national finals in Stoke on Trent in May.

Matt, a pupil at Honiton Primary School, and Jamie, a pupil at The Woodroffe School in Lyme Regis, were competing in their first serious competition together after Jamie joined the club just over six months ago. The duo performed...

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