It all began with a home fixture against Gloucester and now 99 Aviva Premiership games later, it’s the Cherry & Whites who again provide the opposition for Exeter Chiefs as they prepare to engage in their 100th top flight game tomorrow (4:30pm).
Back in September 2010, Rob Baxter’s side wasted little time in introducing themselves to English rugby’s top table for the first time. Taking little notice of Gloucester’s proven Premiership credentials, the new kids on the block sounded their future intent by bloodying the nose of their rivals, claiming a memorable 22-10 success at...
Matt Jess wants Exeter Chiefs to kick-start the New Year with a bang as they play host to Gloucester in their latest Aviva Premiership encounter at Sandy Park on Saturday (4:30pm).
Having seen a sparkling 2014 lose a semblance of it's fizz with back-to-back defeats against Sale Sharks and Bath Rugby, Rob Baxter's side are hoping a return to home comforts this weekend will give them the perfect pick-me-up.
Sitting fourth in the standings at the halfway stage and top of both their European and LV= Cup pools, the long-serving Chiefs winger insists there is plenty to be...
Three members of staff from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have played for the UK Fire Service Women's Rugby team.
Kezia Lee (winger) is a retained firefighter at Crownhill, Caitlin Short (fly half) is Senior Technical Assets Admin Assistant at Service Headquarters, Exeter, and Bethan Ayling (centre) is a retained firefighter at Tavistock.
They took on the Army Ladies squad for the first time at Imber Court, London, earlier this month with a weakened side due to some international players missing due to injuries.
Skipper Dean Mumm says it’s only right that the Exeter Chiefs put pressure on themselves ahead of Saturday’s Aviva Premiership encounter with Gloucester at Sandy Park (4.30pm).
Saturday’s 31-14 loss at local rivals Bath meant it was successive defeats for Rob Baxter’s side over the festive period - and Mumm knows it won’t get any easier for him and his team-mates with the Cherry & Whites next on the agenda.
That said, a return to home comforts will be most welcome for the Devon club, who back in September claimed one of their seven league victories this season when they...
When push came to shove, it was Bath who emerged triumphant in a pulsating Aviva Premiership encounter with Exeter Chiefs at the Recreation Ground.
With little to choose between either side for much of the game, it was Mike Ford’s gladiators who ultimately prevailed in the famous Roman City.
Tries from international stars Horacio Agulla, Kyle Eastmond, Dave Attwood and Anthony Watson were the key highlights, whilst a further 11 points from the boot of England ace George Ford brought the curtain down on the stubborn Exeter resistance.
Exeter Chiefs have confirmed that Tom James is to head back to former club Cardiff Blues. The Welsh international, who joined the Chiefs during the summer of 2013 from the Blues, has put pen to paper on a two-year deal and will rejoin the region at the end of the current campaign. Winger James has to date made 28 appearances for the Aviva Premiership club, scoring five tries in the process, the latest of which came in Exeter's recent European Challenge Cup win at home to La Rochelle. "I've enjoyed my time at the Chiefs, making not only a lot of good friends, but a lot of memories as well...
Tongan winger Fetu’u Vainikolo says Exeter Chiefs can expect a stern test when they resume European Challenge Cup action in the New Year.
Although top of Pool Two after four rounds, Rob Baxter’s side have yet to shake off the shackles of Irish rivals Connacht, who kept up their pursuit of the Devon club by themselves recording a French double in recent weeks.
With the Chiefs having claimed maximum rewards in both of their European encounters against La Rochelle, Connacht also collected a healthy nine-point haul from their two clashes with Bayonne to lie just two points...
Exeter Chiefs will head into the New Year with their European aspirations firmly on track as they made it back-to-back wins with another hugely impressive win over La Rochelle.
The visiting Frenchman were again no match for Rob Baxter’s in-form side, who helped themselves to six tries in another one-sided encounter at Sandy Park. Exeter skipper Kai
Horstmann led the charge for the home side, scoring the first of those touchdowns with less than a minute on the clock – and he was followed over the whitewash by team-mates...
Thomas Waldrom’s eye-catching displays for the Exeter Chiefs have today been rewarded after he was named the Aviva Premiership Player of the Month for November.
The 31-year-old forward, who joined the Devon club in the summer after a four-year stint with the Leicester Tigers, has enjoyed a stellar start to his Chiefs career, scoring seven tries in nine Premiership starts.
Waldrom’s on-field performances have not only helped to propel Rob Baxter’s side into the top three in the Aviva Premiership, but also to the top of both their European and LV= Cup pools, as well as a...
