Exeter Chiefs have announced that skipper Dean Mumm is to return home to Australia at the end of the current season.
The 31-year-old – who is to rejoin former club the NSW Waratahs on a one-year deal – is hoping his return to Sydney will help him earn a recall to the Wallabies squad ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup in England.
Signed by head coach Rob Baxter in 2012, the Auckland-born forward has been an inspired capture ever since he arrived at Sandy Park and his departure will certainly be belt, both on and off the field, here in Devon.
With the weather in the South West causing a lot of grief over the past few weeks, we thought it might be nice for TED readers to sit back and imagine themselves in one of the ten hottest places in the world.
#10 - In Salah, Tamanrasset Province, Algeria
In Salah (or Ain Salah) is home to some of Algeria’s largest oil reserves and production facilities. In Salah has the typical hot desert climate with extremely hot summers and mild winters. The village is located in the heart of the Sahara Desert, so it’s no wonder that the tenth highest temperature was recorded here. The...
Exploration is the key holiday trend for 2014 as research published recently reveals that two thirds (67 per cent) of those living in the South West of England are keen to experience something new on holiday this year.
In addition South West of England residents are proving their holiday ambition grit with nearly a third (31 per cent) believing they will be able to tick off their bucket list of top destinations to visit in their lifetime, according to the research from Celebrity Cruises.
Many are keener than ever to venture into the unknown with trips that will exercise the...
England selectors have named a 17-man squad for the Ashes Test series in Australia including three players uncapped at Test level – Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance, Warwickshire pace bowler Boyd Rankin and Durham all rounder Ben Stokes.
In total six players are included in the squad named on Monday (23 September) who did not feature in an XI during the recent 3-0 Investec Ashes series victory. Alongside the uncapped Test trio, Michael Carberry, Monty Panesar and Chris Tremlett have all been recalled.
Carberry has been capped once at Test level, making his debut in...
Direct from Australia, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo roars into Exeter with its impressive cast of prehistoric creatures, live on stage.
Dinosaur Zoo creators, ‘Erth’, use imaginative puppetry to bring dinosaurs to life in an interactive live show which is suitable for all the family (age 3+).
Audiences are introduced to a range of creatures from cute baby dinos to teeth-gnashing giants, including a carnivorous theropod known as the Australovenator, based on the most complete meat-eating dinosaur skeleton found in Australia.
During the show, intrepid audience members brave...
Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That's according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on 9 May based on an analysis that combines the latest science on reef dynamics with the latest climate models.
"People benefit by reefs having a complex structure - a little like a Manhattan skyline but underwater," said Peter Mumby of The University of Queensland and University of Exeter. "Structurally-complex reefs provide nooks and crannies for thousands of species and provide the habitat needed to...
