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Baxter plotting Chiefs return to action

Rob Baxter insists players across Premiership Rugby, including his own at Exeter Chiefs, will be given the best medical provisions as they look to return to training next month.

Director of Rugby Baxter believes restarting training for a return to top-flight action during the current coronavirus outbreak can be done safely - and that implementing the guidelines laid out in the government’s white papers are not as hard as some people think.

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Do you own a piece of Exeter City Football Club?

Exeter City Football Club is attempting to trace around 100 people who have bought shares in the club over the last century.

The club, which is legally obliged to hold an up-to-date share register at St James Park, is making a concerted effort to track down a number of missing shareholders or the next of kin of those who have passed away.

It is believed the earliest shares date back to the 1930s and may have been passed down through people’s families.

The exciting rise of Exeter’s own Ethan Ampadu

The county of Devon isn’t hugely renowned for producing world-class footballers, with only a handful making it at Premier League level in recent years. Middlesbrough’s George Friend, from Barnstaple, made 24 appearances in 2016/17, while Torquay-born Ollie Watkins has been a star for Brentford in the Championship since 2017.

There are of course others who’ve enjoyed great careers in soccer, but it’s perhaps Chelsea’s Ethan Ampadu who has the potential to become the greatest player produced by the county in a generation.

Chiefs have 'real desire' to finish season - Rowe

Exeter Rugby Club chief executive, Tony Rowe OBE, insists there is a ‘real desire’ from within the club and from Premiership Rugby to ensure the 2019/20 season is completed.

Although the table-topping Chiefs have not played a competitive fixture since beating Bath 57-20 at Sandy Park back in early March, Rowe is confident that a return to competitive action is not all that far away.

Tour of Britain postponed until September 2021

The organisers of the Tour of Britain have announced that this year’s race has been postponed.

Devon County Council had been due to host Stage Two of this year’s race in September with a route that was planned to start in Sherford and finish in Exeter.

However, the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic has prompted Sweetspot Group, which runs the Tour, to confirm that the event will now be re-scheduled to September 2021.

German Bundesliga returns

Ladies, gentlemen, and everybody else, it is time for the return of the soccer season! That’s right, the German Bundesliga is back, fresh out of lockdown and ready to entertain the masses.

Following the issue with the coronavirus pandemic, most places were on lockdown and many leisure activities were restricted. The sporting industry was especially hit by this problem, and so it is a great triumph to see the Bundesliga back up at full capacity. Let’s take a look at what’s going on.

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It’s ‘Virtually’ the Devon School Games

Despite the Coronavirus restrictions, Devon’s schoolchildren will still be able to take part in the popular School Games this year. In fact, it’s ‘virtually’ the same as normal!

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Chiefs and England Rugby star to host 24-hour gaming event for club charity

Ever wanted to play online video games with stars of the Exeter Chiefs?

Well, the opportunity has just arisen for you to do that.

The brainchild of Chiefs and England rugby star Luke Cowan-Dickie, himself an avid gamer, this Friday (May 15), he will be completing a mammoth 24-hours of live streaming.

Starting at 3pm, Luke will be joined by team-mates, friends, fans and fellow gamers in an event, which will also be helping to raise money for the club’s official charity, the Exeter Chiefs Foundation.

Lonsdale agrees new Chiefs deal

Rob Baxter’s forward-thinking has continued today with news that another of his first-team squad at Exeter Chiefs has pledged his long-term future to the club.

Back-five forward Sean Lonsdale joins a growing list of current Sandy Park stars to put pen to paper on new terms with the current Gallagher Premiership leaders.

Signed in 2016 from Welsh outfit, RGC 1404, the 22-year-old enjoyed loan spells with Taunton and Plymouth Albion before making his Chiefs debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup tie away to Worcester Warriors in January 2018.