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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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Exeter City v Torquay POSTPONED

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sat, 12/22/2012 - 11:52am

Exeter City's trip to Plainmoor to play Torquay United, scheduled for this afternoon, has been postponed . The Plainmoor pitch is currently waterlogged, and with the weather forecast not looking positive for the next few hours, the decision has been taken to rearrange the fixture. Thanks go to everyone who did their utmost to make the pitch playable. Unfortunately on this occasion the conditions have been too poor to persist with.

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Chiefs side to face Gloucester this afternoon

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sat, 12/22/2012 - 10:11am

Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter wants his side to go on the attack and see what they can achieve during a busy festive period for the Devon club.

The Chiefs return to Aviva Premiership action tomorrow at Gloucester (3pm) looking to build on their impressive run of form, which has seen them win their last seven matches in all competitions.

Back-to-back victories over the Scarlets in the Heineken Cup were the most recent success stories for the Chiefs, who will be looking to emulate their achievements back in March of overcoming the Cherry and Whites on their own Kingsholm...

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Chiefs expecting a tough battle against Gloucester

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 12/20/2012 - 11:59pm

Exeter Chiefs may have notched up an impressive seven-game winning streak, but club captain Tom Hayes insists nobody inside the Sandy Park is getting carried away with their impressive form. Tomorrow, the Chiefs hit the halfway point in this season's Aviva Premiership season with a testing trip to Gloucester, who themselves will be looking to claim an early Christmas present at Kingsholm (3pm). However, Rob Baxter's Chiefs will travel in confident mood, having not only recorded back-to-back Heineken Cup wins over Scarlets in the past fortnight, but safe in the knowledge that they know how...

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Torquay home fixture moved and live on Sky

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 12/20/2012 - 11:55am

The visit of Torquay United to St James Park in the New Year has been moved to Monday 28th January ( kick-off 7.45pm ).

The fixture was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday 26th January, but the fixture has today been altered in order to be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Torquay and Exeter City are also due to meet this weekend at Plainmoor in the reverse of the fixture, bringing up the halfway mark of the league season. Exeter City’s away allocation of 1450 for Saturday has now completely sold out.

Tickets for the Monday night game in January will be...

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Luke Arscott extends his contract with Exeter Chiefs

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 12/20/2012 - 10:42am

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after another member of his squad today agreed a new contract extension with the Aviva Premiership club. Follow the lead of a number of his team-mates, full-back Luke Arscott is the latest name to commit his future to the Chiefs until the summer of 2015. Signed by Baxter following Exeter’s promotion into the top flight back in the summer of 2010, Arscott has quickly established himself as a key figure within the Devon club’s backline. With 63 appearances for the club, Arscott is indeed a prized asset within the Chiefs ranks and...

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Chiefs cheer up youngsters during Xmas hospital visit

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Wed, 12/19/2012 - 11:02pm

Exeter Chiefs may be gearing up for a busy festive period of fixtures, but on Wednesday members of the first-team squad took an afternoon out to pay a special festive visit to the Bramble Children's Unit at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital. Players Neil Clark, James Hanks, Mark Foster, Alex Brown, Dave Ewers and Aly Muldowney took on the role of Santa Claus for one very special afternoon and made their annual visit to the local hospital to spend time with youngsters who are facing up to the prospect of remaining on the wards for Christmas and beyond. After finishing their preparations...

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Jump racing stars to line up at Exeter Racecourse

A plethora of jump racing stars are set to line up in the re-routed The Levy Board Peterborough Chase, which takes place at Exeter on Thursday (Dec 20th).

David Bridgewater has no fears about the step back in trip for The Giant Bolster, saying: “He won very easily over 2m5f at Cheltenham when he won the Murphy Group Chase so I’m sure he’ll be fine. But you never know until you run them. He’s very well at home and he’s come on from his race at Haydock. I’m very please with him and I’m delighted that Exeter is staging the race.”

The seven-year-old was a two and a quarters of...

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Win Exeter Chief Vs Bath tickets in aid of FORCE

Authored by forcefr
Posted: Tue, 12/18/2012 - 9:10am

Attention rugby fans - Christmas has come early! Courtesy of Le-Roy Funeral Service, we are delighted to be able to offer the chance to win 4 Grandstand tickets for Exeter Chiefs vs Bath on December 29th, along with a signed rugby ball and a Chiefs shirt - kindly donated by CENTRAX.

The game is a sell-out, so for your chance to win this amazing package - please either bring sealed bids to FORCE Cancer Charity, Corner House, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW; or email naomi.cole@forcecancercharity.co.uk

Bids will be opened at 1pm on Wednesday 19th December. The highest bid wins...

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Momentum is the Key for Exeter Chiefs

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Tue, 12/18/2012 - 7:57am

Exeter Chiefs take their seven-game winning streak to Kingsholm this Saturday with flanker James Scaysbrook insisting he and his team-mates must maintain their recent momentum over a busy festive period for the Devon club. After back-to-back Heineken Cup victories over the Scarlets in the past fortnight, the Chiefs return to Aviva Premiership action against Gloucester this weekend, before then tackling Bath and Northampton Saints in successive weeks. It's signals the start of a crucial period in the season for the sixth-placed Chiefs, but one which 30-year-old Scaysbrook says the club are...

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