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Pickleball fever grips West Exe School!

Students at West Exe School , part of the Ted Wragg Trust , have been picking up their paddles and taking part in the pickleball craze that has been sweeping the country!

Pickleball, once a niche sport, has exploded into a nationwide craze in recent years, captivating players, regardless of their age or skill level. The game first emerged in the 1960s and is a mixture of tennis, badminton and ping pong, it has gained momentum in recent years as the ultimate social sport, bringing people together to take part in a fun and accessible form of exercise.

Pickleball has now...

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Daisy Hall

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7th annual Exeter GCC Ladies Pro-Am

Authored by jenniashford
Posted: Wed, 05/07/2014 - 10:20am

A full field of 36 teams took part in the 7thAnnual Ladies Pro-Am at Exeter Golf & Country Club.

With the course in magnificent condition, and most of the field playing in dry conditions, good scoring was the order of the day as the teams battled for a fantastic prize table.

In the Individual professionals competition, Richard O’Hanlon, who is now based at St Kew, his third Cornish club following Lanhydrock and The Point at Polzeath, won the Exeter Ladies pro-am with a round of three-under-par 66.

Richard is enjoying an impressive start to the season, is...

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Golf & Country Club Director's Cup

Saturday 3 May saw 90 competitors battle in the annual 36 hole marathon of the Directors Cup, a Devon County Golf Union Order of Merit event.

The weather was kind with very little wind and mainly sunshine which allowed for some good scoring, even though the course was playing very long.

With the first match off at 6.45am, the pace was set early with Sam Dunn (Teignmouth) returning a 2 over par 71, to lead the morning scorers for a while until Ryan Wheeler (Stover) returned a level par 69 and Adam Bridgewater (Tavistock) opened up with a one over 70.

In the Nett...

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Baxter pleased with new signing

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Tue, 05/06/2014 - 10:03am

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter believes new signing Elvis Taione will offer "something different" to his squad ahead of the 2014/15 season.

The Tongan international is the latest new addition to the playing ranks at Sandy Park having joined from Championship side Jersey.

Baxter has been in the market for a new hooker ever since it was confirmed that Chris Whitehead would be forced to retire with immediate effect following the club's LV= Cup success over Northampton Saints in March.

As always Baxter has studied closely the qualities the powerful 30-year-old can...

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Chiefs beaten by Harlequins

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Sun, 05/04/2014 - 11:39pm

Chiefs 29 Harlequins 30

Exeter Chiefs saw their hopes of lining up alongside Europe’s elite next season finally ended as a late Tom Guest have Harlequins a narrow victory in a pulsating encounter at Sandy Park.

The Quins’ replacement crossed with just minutes remaining to ensure the Londoners – who had not led until that point – not only headed back to the capital with all five points, but at the same time kept alive their own hopes of being in the Aviva Premiership’s end of season play-offs.

It was indeed a bitter pill to swallow for the Chiefs who, it has to be...

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Exeter City finish strongly with a glimpse of the future

Report: Hartlepool Utd 0 Exeter City 2

Exeter City finished the 2013/14 season with a fine 2-0 victory against Hartlepool United at Victoria Park.

Jimmy Keohane and David Wheeler were the Grecians’ two goalscorers – both goals coming before the break – but with the result never going to be important for either team, one of the more important stats was the number of homegrown players that featured in the Exeter side.

No less than nine players that came out of the Cat & Fiddle Academy featured for Exeter in Hartlepool, while youngsters Jordan Tillson, Jimmy...

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Exeter Chiefs side to face Harlequins

Rob Baxter believes he will see a response from his Exeter Chiefs players when they return to Aviva Premiership action this Sunday against visiting Harlequins (2pm).

A fortnight has passed since the Devon club suffered a record 55-12 top flight defeat to Sale Sharks at Sandy Park - and the Exeter head coach wants to see some pride restored within the ranks with a passionate display in the club's penultimate league game of the season.

He said: “It’s about focusing back on ourselves, not getting distracted and realising that the week’s preparation and everything we do is...

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Bicton College Chiefs Academy Wins Prestigious Cup Final

Bicton College’s Chiefs Rugby Academy competed in the British Colleges Elite Final against Bishop Burton College and won with a resounding 35 – 20 score today.

The squad travelled to Staffordshire to play against fellow agricultural college Bishop Burton, joined by supporters keen to cheer on their team.

Ollie Dawe and Josh Caulfield returned to play from their England U17 appearances at the weekend where they won 29 - 25 against France. The side also welcomed back last year’s Captain Luke Mingo after a hand operation, making his final appearance playing for the College a...

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Golf news from Exeter Golf and Country Club

Authored by jenniashford
Posted: Tue, 04/29/2014 - 11:44am

Last week was busy on the golf course at Exeter Golf & Country Club.

Monday

The first Bank Holiday Stableford took place this past Monday with 99 players battling the course to try and trim their handicap. Winner of the event was Lauren Pearce with a stunning 40 points playing off a handicap of 3. Category 1 golfers, Scott Collins and Jack Pope came second and third with 39 points beating Aaron Lee and Neil Woolfrey with better back 9s

Wednesday

As the season is now in full swing, the first Wednesday stableford was also played last week. George...

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Kevin Keegan signs Grecians shirt for charity

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Tue, 04/29/2014 - 10:56am

English former football player and manager, Kevin Keegan OBE took time out from a ‘Southern Sporting Club’ lunch presentation held at Sandy Park to sign an official Exeter City football shirt. The footballing legend aged 63 was the keynote speaker at the sporting lunch hosted by David Duckham MBE, the former Coventry and England rugby player.

The Yorkshire-born striker played for several clubs including Liverpool and Hamburger SV as well as being an England favourite. A football superstar of the Seventies, Keegan was as famous for his 'bubble' perm as much as his skills on the...

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Zara boots home a double clear at Bicton

Zara Phillips was among the competitors at Bicton Arena on Saturday where an additional day was added to its two-day competition after Withington Manor in Gloucestershire was cancelled due to bad weather.

Phillips, a member of the Great Britain Olympic team that won a silver medal at London 2012, returned to competitive riding last weekend following the birth of her first child in January. At Bicton she rode two horses going clear across country and show jumping on both Mr Murt and CG Master Lux and finishing with top ten placings.

Arena manager Helen West said: “Zara was...

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