Exeter Chiefs are backing a push by the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership to encourage people to get out and get ‘spooked’ this Hallowe'en.
England under 21 stars Lloyd Fairbrother and Jack Nowell and team-mate Luke Cowandickie transformed into spooks themselves, dressing up in fancy dress costumes, donning wigs and putting on make-up following training at Sandy Park on Wednesday (Oct 23).
Prop Lloyd Fairbrother, 21, became a slain warrior back from the dead, hooker Luke Cowandickie, 20, took on the alter ego of a scary clown, while full back Jack Nowell, 20, was...
This year's Christmas Market in Exeter will run from Thursday 21 November until Thursday 19 December, on Cathedral Green. The Christmas lights ceremony will also take place on 21 November from 4pm-8pm, with Rob Baxter, Exeter Chiefs' Head Coach; Paul Tisdale, Manager of Exeter City Football Club and members of the Lympstone Military Wives Choir taking centre stage to jointly switch on the city’s Christmas lights during the event at 6.30pm.
Visitors will be treated to a festive programme of entertainment throughout the event. The Princesshay stage will light up with musical acts...
St Leonard's Primary School are the first to book their place in this year’s Aviva Premiership Rugby Schools Programme Grand Final after they took the honours in the opening festival of the year held at Sandy Park.
The Exeter-based school were one of 18 that have been visited by the Exeter Chiefs Community department since the start of the season to take part in the five-week programme, which will introduce over 36,000 young people to the sport through tag rugby.
Now into its fourth year, the programme is aimed at pupils aged 8-9 with each Premiership Rugby club working at...
In what is sure to be a competitive Pool Two of this season’s Heineken Cup, the importance of gaining reward – home and away – was illustrated in all its glory this weekend.
Toulon were toppled in the Welsh capital by Cardiff Blues on Saturday; while north of the border Exeter Chiefs – conquerors of the Welsh region seven days earlier – were undone by Glasgow Warriors.
With one win apiece, there is little to choose between these quartet of clubs after just two rounds of...
Sandy Park, home to Aviva Premiership club Exeter Chiefs, has been shortlisted for Rugby Venue of the Year at the upcoming Rugby Expo Awards.
The Devon venue, which was built in 2006, will battle it out for the honour along with Allianz Park, the home to top flight rivals Saracens.
Last season, Aviva Premiership supporters from all 12 clubs voted Sandy Park as the best match-day experience, whilst in 2015 the stadium will also play host to three Rugby World Cup games.
Off the field, the venue continues to be a popular attraction for businesses, charities and...
Gareth Steenson says Exeter Chiefs travel to Glasgow this weekend with "nothing to fear" as they look to push forward in this season's Heineken Cup campaign. Having kicked off life in Pool 2 with an impressive 44-29 home win over Cardiff Blues last weekend, fly-half Steenson will be hoping for a similar outcome when the Devon club travel north of the border this Sunday (2pm). In a dazzling first half against the star-studded Blues, Rob Baxter's side blew away their rivals with a five-try blast that saw them storm into a 36-3 lead at the interval. As expected, Cardiff improved significantly...
A man mountain himself on the field, former Exeter Chiefs star Simon Alcott has himself been scaling new heights recently as part of a fundraising scheme for the charity Restart Rugby. Having been forced to quit the professional game last season through injury, Alcott chose the official Rugby Players’ Association charity to benefit from his sterling efforts to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. During the very early hours of Sunday 22 September – a very tired posse of Devon’s finest ‘brave-lads’ picked their way along the lofty summit ridge of the iconic mountain. Former...
Rokk Media will be joining the best of Exeter's businesses on Thursday 17 November in the b2b exhibition taking place at Sandy Park. b2b@SandyPark is a unique business to business event, which is teaming up with the Exeter Chiefs for companies to showcase their products and services, meet new contacts and develop new opportunities.
Rokk Media’s digital specialists will be providing valuable information to visitors about website development, app development, software development and digital marketing. Rokk Media's Marketing Director Ian Creek will be presenting on the day, with some...
A first half masterclass from the Exeter Chiefs gave them the perfect start to this season’s Heineken Cup as they blew away visiting Cardiff Blues at Sandy Park.
Rob Baxter’s side ran in five tries – four of them in the opening 40 minutes – to ensure maximum reward against the Welsh region, whose improved display after the break did at least glean them a try bonus point.
Skipper Dean Mumm, Matt Jess, Fetu’u Vainikolo, Ben White and Ian Whitten all crossed for tries, while Gareth...
By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says his players should relish the challenge of tackling Europe’s elite when they kick-off their Heineken Cup campaign at home to Cardiff Blues on today (12.45pm). Having been given an initial taste of the tournament last season against the likes of Leinster, Clermont Auvergne and Scarlets, Baxter’s men are back for a second bout of the action again this season. First up are the Blues, who will arrive in Devon with a star-studded squad that includes victorious British & Irish Lions stars Sam Warburton, Gethin Jenkins, Leigh Halfpenny...
