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...
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...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter praised the character of his team as they claimed their first away victory of the season with a 29-23 success at London Irish.
Training 23-12 with just 20 minutes remaining, the Chiefs produced a sterling fightback thanks to tries from skipper Dean Mumm and Ben White to ensure they were able to follow up last week's home win over London Wasps.
Fly-half Gareth Steenson converted both those scores, as well as adding five penalties, to give him a 19 point haul that took past 1,000 league points for the Devon club.
Exeter and Sandy Park are celebrating the two-year countdown to the start of Rugby World Cup 2015, by placing rugby posts right in the heart of the city.
One of 11 host cities for the tournament which will be a celebration of rugby across the country, Exeter has been awarded 10 full size rugby posts by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as part of its “Posts in Parks” legacy programme. This is designed to help raise the profile of the game and encourage more people to get involved at a local level, particularly in the run-up to three games being played at Sandy Park The rugby posts...
Watson Fuels, the Wiltshire-based fuel distributor, has today been announced as the Official Fuel Supplier to the Exeter Chiefs for the 2013/4 season as part of a year-long partnership with the Aviva Premiership rugby club. An independent and family-owned company, Watson Fuels supplies home heating oil, farm fuels, road diesel and a wide range of industrial lubricants throughout the West Country, and beyond. Founded in 1957, the firm has expanded from its origins in rural Wiltshire, and now delivers fuels and lubricants through a national network of 45 depots nationwide. Watson Fuels...
Exeter Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce TV presenter, inventor and ecologist Dick Strawbridge will be speaking at this year’s annual Business Dinner. This prestigious black-tie event, taking place on Friday 11th October at Sandy Park is seen as one of the highlights of the Exeter business calendar and will welcome more than 200 business representatives from across the region.
The Chamber is also happy to report that Ashfords LLP are to be this year’s sponsors for the annual Business Dinner. Andrew Perkins of Ashfords LLP said, “"We're delighted to be supporting...
New skipper Dean Mumm bemoaned a poor first half showing as Exeter Chiefs kicked off the new Aviva Premiership season with a disappointing 38-11 defeat at Northampton Saints.
In a one-sided first 40 minutes at Franklin's Gardens, the impressive Saints ran riot as they claimed a try bonus point inside 36 minutes thanks to touchdowns from Dylan Hartley, Tom Wood, Ken Pisi and George Pisi.
Although the Chiefs improved greatly after the break - claiming a try through Mumm himself - the home side had the final word when replacement Samu Manoa crossed from...
Devon businesses are being offered a unique opportunity to showcase their products and services at Sandy Park, the home of the Exeter Chiefs.
The day will feature seminars, workshops and 40-plus exhibitors.
Speakers already confirmed include the rugby club’s head coach, Rob Baxter and the founder of The Exeter Daily, Marc Astley.
The aim of the event, called b2b@Sandy Park, is to provide a forum that will help businesses to not only engage with each other but also develop and grow.
Bev Gratton of Sandy Park said: “Although there is a vibrant business...
Rob Baxter is confident his Exeter Chiefs squad will have learnt plenty from their pre-season programme, despite ending it with a narrow home loss against Heineken Cup rivals Glasgow Warriors.
Having overcome Scarlets (23-15) and Bristol (51-7) in their first two friendlies, the Devon club were undone home soil by the Warriors who headed back north of the border with a 29-26 win under their belts.
It was a disappointing ending to pre-season for the Chiefs, but head coach Baxter admitted all three fixtures had provided useful work-outs for his players ahead of this weekend’s...
