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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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Exe hockey results 28/09/19

Results:

1st XI 0 - 0 Bath Buccaneers

2nd XI 3 - 1 Kingsbridge and Salcombe

3rd XI 4 - 0 Exe 4th XI 5th XI 5 - 0 ECVH Hornets 2s

First team match report:

Man of the Match: Hope Kent (GK)

The Exe Ladies 1st XI opened their 2019/20 season by travelling away to Team Bath Buccannears, whom they last played over 3 years ago. Both sides were keen to make an impression in the newly restructured Investec Ladies West Conference League, and Team Bath Buccs won their league to achieve promotion at the end of last season.

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Grecians fall to first defeat of the season

City 1 Grimsby Town 3 - Exeter City fell to their first defeat of the season as some defensive errors and missed chances cost them at home to Grimsby Town.

The Grecians, who were looking to break a club record of 14 league games without loss, started the match brightly but were dealt a blow when the visitors scored from a corner, when Archie Collins was off the pitch injured, and although they started the second half brightly, a costly penalty and swung the match very much in Grimsby’s favour.

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4 of the best golfing waterproof trousers in 2019: For when it is just wet

Golfing trousers are one of the key parts of the range of products you will have to play golf. Most courses are quite strict on what you can wear – or rather what you can’t. But getting the right golfing trousers is about more than just golfing rules. It is about the practical benefits the trousers bring and these are even more important when playing in the rain.

What to look for in golf trousers for the wet

One of the main features you will want for golfing trousers in general and especially for wet conditions is that they have water-resistant coatings on them. This helps...

World Championships success for Swimming Instructor at Exeter Golf and Country Club

Whilst Exeter Golf and Country Club is no stranger to sporting achievements among staff and members in golf, tennis and squash, the bar has now been raised by swimming instructor, Rebecca Newson.

Rebecca, who started working at Exeter Golf and Country Club this summer, represented Great Britain at the ICF Canoe Ocean World Championships in Quiberon, France on 13th and 14th September 2019.

Rebecca was selected for Team GB for the Oceanski races against the best athletes in the world. An Oceanski is similar to a kayak but with an open “sit-on-top” cockpit and a powerful,...

Cofton Holidays, has crowned Jason Morgan from Guildford, Surrey as winner of Cofton Cup IV – The Fishing Competition.

Prestigious Cofton Cup IV Fishing Competition won with 109Ib haul

South Devon’s highly regarded coarse fishing destination, Cofton Holidays, has crowned Jason Morgan from Guildford, Surrey as winner of Cofton Cup IV – The Fishing Competition.

The multi award-winning holiday park, which is the current holder of the South West Tourism Excellence Awards Holiday Park of the Year title, hosted the competition on its Mamhead Match Lake over 5 days of intensive fishing. The field was narrowed down from 40 in the opening rounds to 15 in the final, with the remainder battling it out for the Plate competition.

Competing against 14 other experienced...

Marathon runners get ready to race at Exeter Quayside

CITY Community Trust launches new series of running events

A fantastic programme of running events – from fun runs to marathons - has been launched by Exeter’s leading health and wellbeing charity, CITY Community Trust.

The events will take place between autumn 2019 and summer 2020 - and there’s something for everyone, from professional runners, to those putting on their trainers for the first time.

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Two Tribes so nearly champions

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How to reduce head injuries in youth rugby

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Exeter Ladies Waterpolo team play first national league

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

Livescore football in a comfortable format

Exe hockey results 28/09/19

Grecians fall to first defeat of the season

4 of the best golfing waterproof trousers in 2019: For when it is just wet

World Championships success for Swimming Instructor at Exeter Golf and Country Club

Prestigious Cofton Cup IV Fishing Competition won with 109Ib haul

CITY Community Trust launches new series of running events

Two Tribes so nearly champions

How to reduce head injuries in youth rugby

Exeter Ladies Waterpolo team play first national league

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