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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

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Pellow names Chiefs side to face Bath

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Fri, 01/25/2013 - 4:21pm

Exeter Chiefs coach Ricky Pellow says lessons learned from the club's first-ever experience of the Heineken Cup will prove invaluable in the future growth of the Devon outfit.

Recent defeats to Clermont Auvergne and Leinster brought to an end Exeter's European exploits for another season, but Pellow says the challenge of tackling two of the heavyweights clubs in the Northern Hemisphere has served a meaningful purpose.

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Andy Murray battles through to his third Australian Open final

It was a tough battle, but Andy Murray has beaten Roger Federer in five sets to reach his third Australian Open and sixth Grand Slam final.

The Briton, seeded third, will face world number one Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final after beating Federer 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-2.

Murray dominated for most of the dramatic four-hour battle on Rod Laver Arena, despite a brilliant performance from Federer.

Sunday's final will be a rematch of the tie in New York, which the Scot won in five sets, and Murray predicts another physical encounter against the defending...

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Chiefs confirm departure of Muldowney to Connaght

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 01/24/2013 - 9:34pm

After two seasons with the Exeter Chiefs, Aly Muldowney is to depart Sandy Park at the end of the current campaign to take up a new challenge with Irish province Connacht.

Signed by Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter from Glasgow Warriors, the 29-year-old forward has since gone onto feature 35 times for the club in all competitions.

The Stafford-born second-row, who is Irish qualified by virtue of his father being born in Newbridge, Co.Kildare, has agreed a three-year contract with the Galway-based outfit.

Commenting on the news, Baxter said: "Obviously we are sad to see...

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Rearranged date for City’s trip to Bristol Rovers announced

The rearranged date for Exeter City’s trip to Bristol Rovers has been announced as Wednesday 6th March (7.45pm).

City’s trip to the Memorial Stadium was originally due to take place last weekend, but heavy snowfall in the Bristol area meant the game had to be called off on grounds of safety.

Now the West Country derby between the Grecians and the Pirates will take place under the floodlights at the Mem on a Wednesday evening.

Ticketing details for the rearranged fixture will be confirmed shortly.

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Baxter makes a signing ahead of next season

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 01/24/2013 - 11:04am

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has made his first signing for next season with the capture of Welsh international Tom James from the Cardiff Blues.

The 25-year-old winger, who has agreed a two-year deal with the Aviva Premiership club, joins the Chiefs after a successful seven-year stint with the Welsh region.

Capped ten times by his country, James was on the score sheet when the Blues defeated Gloucester 50-12 in 2008 to lift the EDF Energy Cup, and he was also part of Cardiff’s Amlin Challenge Cup winning squad of 2010.

With 39 tries in 114 appearances for...

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Overton twins preparing for South Africa

Craig and Jamie Overton were back training at the County Ground in Taunton at the latter part of last week after spending the first three days working at Loughborough with the rest of the ECB Potential Emerging Players Programme squad.

The 18-year-old twins, whose home is at Northam near Bideford and who play their club cricket for North Devon, both signed full time contracts with Somerset after graduating from the Academy at the County Ground last summer. They have both made pretty rapid progress over the last 12 months, having played for England Under 19s and made their first...

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Chiefs give the champions a scare at Sandy Park

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sun, 01/20/2013 - 9:17am

A bit like a holiday romance, you make friends early on; you promise to meet again in the future; but in reality you end up going your separate ways.

Well, in the case of Exeter Chiefs, they sadly saw their European escapades end on a sad note, but not before giving reigning Heineken Cup champions Leinster another half decent scare.

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Top divers head to Plymouth for British Championships

Britain’s top divers will be gathering in Plymouth in a few weeks time for the first national competition of the new season.

Ten of the 12 divers who represented Team GB at London 2012 will be competing in the British Gas Diving Championships taking place at the Plymouth Life Centre from Friday 8th February to Sunday 10th February.

They include Plymouth’s own Tom Daley, Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow.

Councillor Peter Smith, Deputy Leader of Plymouth City Council, said: “We are really pleased to be hosting this year’s championships and welcoming the UK’s top divers to...

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