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...
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...
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...
Leading UK law firm, Ashfords LLP, are pleased to announce they will be the Match Ball Sponsors for the Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins match on Sunday (4 May), with kick-off at 2pm.
As well as being the Match Ball Sponsors, Ashfords are also delighted to be sponsoring the following players:
• Henry Slade • Rob Coote • Sam Blanchett • Justin Blanchett
The Chiefs need a victory to maintain their position for a European play-off spot, with this match also being the last appearance of Hoani Tui who, after five years with Exeter, will be leaving for Lyon at the end of the...
Those of a nervous disposition best look away now……as the following doesn’t make for happy reading if you follow the fortunes of Exeter Chiefs.
Rob Baxter’s side suffered a humiliating, record Aviva Premiership defeat as visiting Sale Sharks made hay in the Devon sunshine to ensure they will be among those contesting next season’s new-look European Champions Cup.
The Northerners head home with not only lucrative thoughts of tackling Europe’s elite next term, but also an impressive five-point haul as the ran in eight tries on their way...
Exeter Chiefs forward Kai Horstmann says he and his team are expecting a "real battle" when Sale Sharks rock up in Devon for this Saturday's crunch Aviva Premiership encounter (3pm).
With just three league games remaining for the Chiefs, the battle to get in the mix for next season's new-look European Champions Cup is beginning to intensify.
The Chiefs and the Sharks have made no secret of the fact that they want to be part of Europe's elite again next term, so the stakes are high ahead of what promises to be a keenly-fought encounter at Sandy Park.
The finalists in this year’s Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards, in association with Active Devon have been revealed. They include sportsmen and women, clubs, coaches and volunteers from all four corners of the county. The event will once again be hosted at Sandy Park, the home of LV= Cup winning Premiership rugby team the Exeter Chiefs. The competition was open to those involved in sport throughout Devon and, unlike similar awards, all the profits will be donated to charity. This year’s host is BBC Spotlight's Jenny Walrond and the special guest will be medal winning British athlete...
Games between Worcester Warriors and Exeter Chiefs at Sixways should now come with a Government health warning, such is the heart-stopping ways these games tend to end.
Two seasons ago the Chiefs celebrated qualifying for Heineken Cup rugby when they scored two tries in a dramatic final few minutes.
Last year – in a case of history seemingly repeating itself – Rob Baxter’s side nabbed another last-gasp success thanks to a touchdown from Aussie star Dean Mumm.
This time round, the Chiefs maintained their 100 per cent...
Exeter Chiefs can today confirm the official plans for today’s Open Top bus journey for the squad following their recent LV= Cup triumph over Northampton Saints.
At the kind request of the Lord Mayor Cllr Rachel Lyons and Exeter City Council, the Chiefs will parade the LV= Cup through the city before then taking part in a civic reception at the Guildhall.
The all-conquering Chiefs squad will set off from St James’ Park at 2pm and make their way down Sidwell Street and into the High Street, before stopping off at Bedford Square (2.25pm) where they will then meet with...
