Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter is hopeful of sorting out the future of England international Jack Nowell within the next few weeks. Baxter has already opened talks with the talented 21-year-old over a new deal to keep him at Sandy Park. Although under contract for the 2014/15 season, the Chiefs boss is keen for Nowell – who this week underwent surgery on his knee – follows the lead of fellow young guns Dave Ewers, Sam Hill and Luke Cowan-Dickie, all of whom have agreed new deals with the club in recent weeks. “Jack’s been keen to get something formalised and we’re keen to do the same...
James Phillips insists Saturday's win at Newcastle Falcons was the perfect way for him to bring down the curtain on his Exeter Chiefs career.
After four seasons at Sandy Park, the imposing forward is set for pastures new next season having sealed a move to Championship side London Scottish. However, he departs the Devon club not only with plenty of good memories, but safe in the knowledge that he has helped forge the Chiefs as one of the leading clubs in English rugby.
Recruited by Rob Baxter in the summer of 2010 after the Chiefs defeated former club Bristol in the...
Exeter Chiefs captain Dean Mumm believes the emergence of so many of the club's highly-rated youngsters this term means the Devon club have plenty to be cheerful about moving forward into next season.
The Devon club wrapped up their fourth Aviva Premiership campaign on Saturday with a 23-13 victory at Newcastle Falcons thanks in the main to tries from Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ben White and Fetu'u Vainikolo.
Young fly-half Henry Slade weighed in with the remainder of the visiting points to ensure the Chiefs claimed not only a league double over the Northerners, but also eighth...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after highly-rated forward Luke Cowan-Dickie today put pen to paper on a new contract with the Aviva Premiership club.
The 20-year-old’s new deal – which is a two-year extension to his current contract – will keep him at Sandy Park until at least the summer of 2017 and is another clear indicator that Baxter is willing to back the club’s crop of promising youngsters to deliver on the big stage.
Cornishman Cowan-Dickie, a product of the club’s academy system at Truro College, has built on the success of helping...
After 21 rounds of bruising battle in the Aviva Premiership, Exeter Chiefs will head out at Newcastle Falcons tomorrow determined to land a telling final blow. In a season of highs and lows for Rob Baxter’s side, the dream of tackling Europe’s elite may have been curtailed with last weekend’s late loss to Harlequins, but as a whole the Chiefs leader insists there is much to be positive about ahead of their trip to Kingston Park. With the first major silverware in the bag, another tidy showing in the Heineken Cup and some notable scalps within the Premiership, Baxter says the foundations...
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...
Ian Whitten insists he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates should use the pain of last weekend's record home loss to Sale Sharks as the motivation for a big performance against Harlequins next time out.
Rob Baxter's side leaked eight tries in a 55-12 loss that has left the Chiefs with plenty to do if they are to claim the all-important play-off place for next season's new-look European Champions Cup.
The Irish international admits in the aftermath that the players had let the supporters down, but hopes that defeat can spur them on in the future.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has led the tributes to lock James Hanks, who has been forced to retire from the game with immediate effect due to a serious neck injury.
The 29-year-old forward announced on Tuesday that he was calling time on his 10-year career with the Devon club following advice given to him by leading medical experts.
Hanks - who featured 192 times for the club, scoring seven tries in the process - sustained his injury during the final minutes of Exeter's LV= Cup semi-final win against Bath at the Recreation Ground last month.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he will have to "dig deep" to ascertain just why his team were comprehensively beaten 55-12 by Sale Sharks in their latest Aviva Premiership fixture.
The Chiefs suffered a record top flight loss as the visiting Sharks ran in eight tries at Sandy Park to ensure themselves of a place in next season's new-look European Champions Cup.
Michael Paterson, Tom Arscott, Sam Tuitupou (2), Dwayne Peel, Dave Seymour, Tom Brady and Andrei Ostrikov all crossed for the visitors, whilst the remainder of their points were shared out by the respective...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admits he and his coaches are looking forward to unlocking the raw potential of new signing Mitch Lees next season.
Baxter today added the imposing 25-year-old Australian to his playing ranks on a two-year deal from Championship club London Welsh - and he feels the versatile Lees will offer a significant presence within the Exeter pack.
Equally at home in either the second or back-row, Lees follows internationals Moray Low and Thomas Waldrom, as well as Tomas Francis in signing onto the Chiefs ahead of the 2014/15 campaign.
