Premiership Rugby has announced that Round 21 of the Aviva Premiership Rugby, next weekend 9/10 May 2015, is being dedicated to Restart Rugby the official charity of The Rugby Players' Association (RPA).
As a mark of the strengthening partnership between Premiership Rugby and the RPA, Round 21 has been renamed the Restart Rugby Weekend, the first of its kind.
Restart Rugby is a charity that raises funds for those rugby players and their families who are in need.
A number of initiatives are being staged to promote Restart amongst clubs, supporters and Aviva...
With just two rounds of the scheduled Aviva Premiership season to go, Byron McGuigan says the belief is there within the Exeter Chiefs ranks to go and book themselves a first-ever play-off place. Although defeated 36-29 at rivals Wasps last Sunday, Rob Baxter's side remain just one place and one point away from the crucial top four placings. Next up for the Devon club is a trip to fellow play-off challengers Saracens on Sunday, May 10, before they wrap their campaign up with a home engagement with Sale Sharks on Saturday, May 16. As McGuigan acknowledged post-match at the Ricoh Arena, the...
Gareth Steenson insists Exeter Chiefs can ill afford to be afraid of the rewards that are on offer with the Aviva Premiership heading towards a dramatic conclusion over the coming weeks.
With just two rounds of the scheduled season remaining, the Devon club are still firmly in the race for the end-of-season play-offs, this despite slipping to a 36-29 defeat against Wasps on Sunday.
That loss, coupled with Leicester's bonus point win over bottom club London Welsh 24 hours earlier, saw Rob Baxter's side slip a place to fifth in the current standings.
Exeter Chiefs 29 Mark Stevens at the Ricoh Arena Gareth Steenson landed a decisive drop-goal with the last kick of the game to ensure Exeter Chiefs grabbed a vital bonus point from their Aviva Premiership away-day at Wasps.
Having trailed 26-16 at the break, Rob Baxter’s side produced a much-improved performance after the break to come within striking distance of pulling off victory at the impressive Ricoh Arena.
As it was, Joe Simpson’s late try ensured Wasps boosted their own push for the end of season play-offs with just...
Exeter Chiefs have been forced to make a late change to their squad for today's Aviva Premiership clash with Wasps at the Ricoh Arena (2pm).
Replacement prop Alex Brown has failed a late fitness test, so Brett Sturgess is brought into the squad to replacement him.
Otherwise, Rob Baxter's side are unchanged from the side that was named on Friday lunchtime.
With just three rounds of the scheduled domestic season to play, fourth-placed Chiefs know they are within striking distance of the play-offs for the first time in their short top flight existence.
Rob Baxter insists he was happy to reward the hard work put in by Jerry Sexton as the young Irishman was today awarded a new one-year deal with the Exeter Chiefs.
The 22-year-old lock initially joined the Devon club on a three-month trial in August last year as Baxter looked to bring in sufficient cover whilst club captain Dean Mumm was still recovering from shoulder surgery.
However, the former Leinster Academy player - who spent the 2013/14 campaign playing in France with second tier side Auch, did enough during that time to convince Baxter to keep him on board until the...
Skipper Dean Mumm insists there is still so much for him and Exeter Chiefs team-mates to go after between now and the end of the season despite seeing their European Challenge Cup hopes end on Saturday night at Kingsholm. The Devon club were denied a second major final appearance this season when Aviva Premiership rivals Gloucester edged them out 30-19 in a hard-fought semi-final encounter. However, the Australian international - who is to leave the Chiefs at the end of the current campaign following three highly successful seasons at Sandy Park - was in defiant mood when addressing the...
Rob Baxter says Exeter Chiefs should set their sights high and look to be amongst the top clubs challenging for honours come the end of the season.
Having already advanced to one major final this term, the Devon club are now targeting a second as they look to advance to a first-ever European Challenge Cup Final on Friday, May 1.
Standing in the way of Baxter's in-form charges, however, are Aviva Premiership rivals Gloucester, who provide the opposition in tonight's mouth-watering semi-final at Kingsholm (7:45pm).
With both clubs have advanced to this stage with...
As he has proved for a number of years now, Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter isn’t afraid to put his trust in players from the Championship making the step up to life in the Aviva Premiership.
Today, the Chiefs leader has added his latest new face to the club’s playing ranks for next season with the signing of prop Harry Williams from Jersey.
The talented tight-head, who has agreed a two-year deal with the Sandy Park outfit, is Baxter’s seventh new addition for next term and his second is as many weeks from English rugby’s second tier.
