Premiership Rugby

Williams expects response from Chiefs

Harry Williams says he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates will use the heartache of their last-gasp defeat to Bath as a positive ahead of their return to Aviva Premiership action tomorrow night at Newcastle Falcons (8pm).

The Devon club will make their longest domestic trek of the season looking to banish the 13-10 loss to their local rivals to the history books.

Semesa Rokoduguni’s converted try, seven minutes into added on time, condemned the Chiefs to a fourth league loss of the season – and has left them in seventh place ahead of their trip to Kingston Park.

Tight...

Chiefs side to face Bath Rugby

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter may have seen seeds of encouragement during his side’s European Champions Cup loss in Belfast last week, but he insists there is still plenty of room for growth moving forward this season.

After back-to-back European losses against ASM Clermont Auvergne and Ulster, Baxter’s side return to domestic matters this Sunday with a mouth-watering showdown against local rivals Bath at a packed out Sandy Park (3pm).

With just two wins on the board so far this season, the Chiefs - who still sit fifth in the current standings - know they need to...

Devoto banks on home comforts

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Thu, 10/27/2016 - 12:51pm

Ollie Devoto is banking on home comforts to help reignite the Exeter Chiefs ahead of Sunday’s crunch Aviva Premiership encounter with former club Bath at Sandy Park (3pm).

After back-to-back losses in the European Champions Cup against ASM Clermont Auvergne and Ulster, the Devon outfit resume domestic matters this weekend with a mouth-watering local derby encounter.

With a sell-out crowd already assured and both clubs desperate to claim vital league points, the 23-year-old – who swapped playing life in the Roman City for that of Exeter this summer – believes this latest...

Exeter Chiefs’ Urban Rugby Squad ready to defend title as National Festival winners

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 2:02pm

While Exeter Chiefs’ community delivery manager Andrew Dudley would love to win Premiership Rugby's Urban Rugby Squad title for the second year, he says generating even more success stories from the project is priority number one.

The Urban Rugby Squad is a ground-breaking initiative run by Premiership Rugby and its clubs, helping 1,000 young people aged 14-16 from disadvantaged communities across England.

In its first year, the scheme helped 778 young people and delivered 136 personal development workshops on topics such as anger management and sexual health.

And...

Exeter Chiefs 27 Gloucester 27

Damian Welch’s last-gasp try snatched a dramatic draw for Exeter Chiefs in an enthralling derby with Gloucester at Sandy Park.

With less than a minute remaining, Gloucester’s hopes of a second Aviva Premiership victory of the season were dashed when the Chiefs mauled their way over in the left-hand corner to tie the scores at 27-27.

Even then Rob Baxter’s side could have won it at the death, but the normally deadly Gareth Steenson was unable to land the tricky conversion from wide on the touchline.

Following a disappointing 15-6 defeat at the hands of Bath Rugby...

Chiefs side to face Bristol

Rob Baxter has warned his Exeter Chiefs side to prepare for battle ahead of tomorrow night’s Westcountry derby with Bristol in Round Four of this season’s Aviva Premiership (7:45pm).

Going head to head for the first time since the Chiefs pipped their rivals to the post in the inaugural RFU Championship Play-Off final six years ago, there appears to be plenty at stake as the two ready themselves to lock horns at Ashton Gate. Baxter is well aware of what has transpired at both clubs in the years that have passed since that wet and wild night at the Memorial Stadium, but it’s present...

Armand primed and ready for new season

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Thu, 09/01/2016 - 12:27pm

Exeter Chiefs star Don Armand admits expectation levels have rightly changed across the board as he and his team-mates prepare to kick-off a new Aviva Premiership season against Wasps this Sunday (3pm).

No longer seen as English rugby’s ‘New Kids on the Block’ – Rob Baxter’s side underlined their growing emergence within the game last season, advancing to the last eight of the European Champions Cup for the first time, as well as narrowly missing out on a first-ever Premiership title to Saracens.

The development of Devon’s finest has been talked about far and wide, but much...

Rugby For Dummies: The Basics

Event Date: 
28/09/2016 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park

Go back to rugby basics with Exeter Chiefs' Head Coach Rob Baxter and rugby referee Andy Pearce.

This evening will give rugby fans and novices alike a great insight into the sport, from both a coach's and referee's perspective.

The evening will take place at Sandy Park on Wednesday 28th September, and tickets will be £12 which will include food.

There will be a second Rugby for Dummies event on Wednesday 23rd November, with Exeter Chiefs coaches Ali Hepher and Rob Hunter, discussing Rucks, Mauls and Scrums. Buy tickets for both events for £20.

Tickets are...

Chiefs put through their paces at River Dart Country Park

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/28/2016 - 10:45am

Holne Park House and CRS Adventures, based on the River Dart Country Park in Devon, ran a two-day training programme for the Exeter Chiefs in preparation for the squad’s pre-season campaign.

The action-packed programme was centred around team-building and involved an array of timed challenges; from tractor pulling, dismantling and rebuilding a canon, to raft racing and a multi-terrain log carry.

Each challenge lasted approximately 45 minutes – and ensured that each team member was challenged both physically and mentally to prepare them for the gruelling season ahead....

Baxter relishing return to Aviva Premiership action

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he and his team are relishing kicking off another Aviva Premiership season against Wasps.

Having faced the Midlanders four times last season - winning all three Premiership meetings and losing at the death in the European Champions Cup quarter-final - the Chiefs will kick-off their seventh year in the top fight with a trip to the Ricoh Arena on Sunday, September 4 (3pm).

A week later and the Devon club will have an equally stiff assignment on home soil, welcoming reigning Premiership and European champions Saracens to Sandy Park in...

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