Undone by the Irish last week, Exeter Chiefs saw their LV= Cup suffer a blow as another foe from the Emerald Isle proved decisive.
Brought in by Bath earlier in the week on a short-term deal until the end of the season, Irish international Peter Stringer proved the significant difference in this entertaining Westcountry battle at the Recreation Ground.
Exeter Chiefs coach Ricky Pellow says lessons learned from the club's first-ever experience of the Heineken Cup will prove invaluable in the future growth of the Devon outfit.
Recent defeats to Clermont Auvergne and Leinster brought to an end Exeter's European exploits for another season, but Pellow says the challenge of tackling two of the heavyweights clubs in the Northern Hemisphere has served a meaningful purpose.
New ways of making and using the wonder material graphene will be identified through pioneering work by engineers and scientists at the University of Exeter and Bath at the Centre for Graphene Science.
Researchers have received a grant of more than £1.1 million from a total £21 million cash pot awarded by the Government to the most promising UK projects to accelerate the path to market for products which use the material.
The funding has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and was recently announced by Chancellor George Osborne. A team...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his disappointment after it was confirmed prop Brett Sturgess is set for a spell on the sidelines.
The 31-year-old forward broke his arm during Saturday 12-12 Aviva Premiership draw with Bath at Sandy Park and now faces the prospect of being out for up to 12 weeks.
It's an untimely blow for the Kettering-born player who suffered a similar injury to his other arm last season.
Baxter said: “Sturge has broken his arm and he’ll be having an operation today (Monday).
Christmas may have been earlier in the week, but Bath were gift-wrapped a share of the spoils in their latest Aviva Premiership match-up with the Exeter Chiefs, writes Mark Stevens.
With just four minutes remaining of another keenly-contested derby encounter at a packed Sandy Park, referee David Rose handed the visitors a belated festive present in the shape of a penalty try.
That score, combined with the resultant conversion from replacement Tom Heathcote, ensured Exeter’s search for a first-ever top flight win over Gary Gold’s side will extend into another season at least...
Exeter City forward Tom Nichols has today joined Blue Square Bet South side Bath City on loan.
The youngster will move to Twerton Park on an initial one-month loan deal. Nichols spent the early part of this season on loan away from St James' Park at Hereford United.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter was left to bemoan a poor start from his side as Bath's hoodoo over their Devon rivals continued into a third season, writes Mark Stevens.
Baxter could only watch on as Bath - who have now won all five Aviva Premiership meetings between the two sides - stormed into a 12-0 lead thanks to a converted try from Ben Williams and another from Kyle Eastmond.
Although the Chiefs countered with a try of their own through prop Brett Sturgess, a penalty from home fly-half Stephen Donald ensured the home side led 15-5 at the turn.
Bath's Recreation Ground has yet to prove a happy hunting ground for the Exeter Chiefs, but head coach Rob Baxter is hopeful his side can at last buck that trend tomorrow and emerge victorious from the Roman city (2.30pm).
After two testing weeks in the Heineken Cup for the Devon club against holders Leinster and French giants Clermont Auvergne, it's back to the bread and butter of the Aviva Premiership for the fifth-placed Chiefs.
Bruised and battered - both physically and somewhat mentally - following their European exertions, Baxter has quickly put to bed those two...
As we await the opening of Exeter's John Lewis store, it has announced that it will be launching its first range of private label bath and body products into the beauty department this Christmas. Available in four different fragrances, the range comprises hand creams, hand washes, body creams and shower gels.
The four fragrances - lavender and amber, pink pepper and orange blossom, bayleaf and wheatgrass, and verbena and green lemon, are blended together with luxurious skin moisturising ingredients. As well as offering quality everyday products, the second phase will also encompass...
Whilst there are some who believe Bath's 'Indian Sign' over the Exeter Chiefs is now becoming entrenched in the minds of those at the Devon club, head coach Rob Baxter is quick to refute such a claim ahead of their latest meeting.
Today the Westcountry rivals square up for their Aviva Premiership encounter at the Recreation Ground (3.15pm) knowing it's not only local bragging rights at stake but, more importantly, vital top flight points on offer.
With five previous Premiership wins - and a 12-all draw - already accrued against the Chiefs in the last three seasons, Bath not...
