Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs, has been confirmed as one of three venues that will form part of a triple bill of double headers to kick-off Greene King IPA’s new partnership of the RFU Championship in September.
Greene King IPA was today confirmed as the first title partner of the second tier of professional rugby in England, consolidating its position as one of the key supporters of rugby at all levels of the game.
The competition, now titled the Greene King IPA Championship to reflect the new four year partnership, has seen rapid growth since its inception in 2009...
Join us at Sandy Park for our Autumn Wedding Fair on Sunday 6 October 2013.
Between 11am and 3pm the Exeter Suite will be showcasing an extensive range of local wedding suppliers along with an exclusive chance to try on beautiful wedding dresses & bridal wear courtesy of The Bridal House of Cornwall.
We also invite you to visit our Chiefs Suite which will be set up for a Civil Ceremony & Wedding Breakfast. Our dedicated Events Team will be on hand to assist you with every detail of your big day & for you to find out more about Sandy Park's unique wedding...
Haydn Thomas has joined Exeter Chiefs team-mate Tom Johnson in the England squad preparing to tackle a star-studded Barbarians line-up at Twickenham this Sunday (1pm).
The 30-year-old scrum-half, together with Sale’s Kearnan Myall, have both been added to Stuart Lancaster’s 25-man squad as nine of England’s summer tourists will be in action for either Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints on Saturday in the Aviva Premiership final.
Thomas is in contention for a first appearance in a senior England shirt, while 6ft 7in lock Myall, 26, has featured for England Saxons since...
Exeter Chiefs captain Tom Hayes says yet more "exciting" times lie ahead for the club after another impressive year of action both in the Aviva Premiership and the Heineken Cup.
Exeter's last-day 40-39 victory over Gloucester at a packed Sandy Park, not only ensured Rob Baxter's side of sixth spot in English rugby's top division, but it guaranteed the Chiefs would be mixing it with Europe's elite again next season.
Having tasted the delights of Heineken Cup rugby for the first time during the 2012/13 campaign, Hayes insists he and his club-mates will be more than happy to...
Following the announcement last week that the Rugby World Cup is set to come to Exeter's very own Sandy Park in 2015, combined with a thrilling end to the Season which saw the Chiefs notching up their 12th league win of the campaign to ensure them of a crucial top six finish, Exeter Rugby Club are on an all-time high. In 2015, when over 4.5 million viewers from across the globe will be watching the relative minnows in the list of Rugby World Cup venues, exactly what does this mean for the Chiefs and for the city? The Exeter Daily spoke to the key people that made it happen.
Richard Baxter will say an emotional farewell to life at Exeter Rugby Club when he runs out for his final game in a Chiefs jersey in Saturday’s Aviva Premiership clash with Gloucester at Sandy Park (2pm).
The long-serving No 8, who is poised to make his 431st outing for the Devon club, has decided to call time on his senior career and switch his attentions to life away from the game which has served him so well for so many years.
Since making his first team debut away to Fylde on October 11, 1997 – Baxter has established himself as one of the true greats of the club,...
Exeter Chiefs flanker James Scaysbrook says the lure of playing in next season's Heineken Cup is all the motivation he and his team-mates need to finish the current campaign on a high note. With just one game remaining in the scheduled fixture list - that against Gloucester at a sold out Sandy Park next Saturday (2.30pm) - the Devon club know a victory over the Cherry & Whites will ensure they will be competing alongside Europe's elite again next term. The Chiefs head into the final round of fixtures in sixth place, two points clear of rivals Bath, who themselves still harbour Heineken...
London Irish fly-half Ian Humphreys may have ended up on the losing side following his side's recent visit to Sandy Park, but he has emerged as a real winner in the eyes of one young rugby fan. The 30-year-old back was greeted with a chorus of boos from supporters packed inside Sandy Park when he inadvertently kicked the ball straight into the face of schoolboy James Allan, who was watching his first-ever Chiefs game with his dad Nick and other members of his family. Immediately Humphreys gestured towards the youngster for his actions and even tried to find him following the final whistle...
Hooker Neil Clark says Exeter Chiefs will forever hold a special place in his heart after it was confirmed this week he will leave the Aviva Premiership club at the end of the season. The 31-year-old forward, who has just agreed a two-year deal with newly-promoted French side Oyonnax, will bring the curtain down on his career with the Devon club following Exeter’s final game of the season against Gloucester at Sandy Park on May 4. In two spells with the Chiefs, Clark – who was this season awarded a testimonial year by the club – has to date amassed 187 appearances in all competitions,...
Exeter Chiefs can confirm that the club's final Aviva Premiership game of the 2012/13 season has now officially sold out.
The final few tickets for the game, which will be held on Saturday 4 May (2.30pm) were snapped up by supporters just after 10am at Sandy Park.
Rob Baxter's side, who defeated London Wasps 37-24 at Adams Park on Sunday, will head into the final day knowing victory over the visiting Cherry & Whites will guarantee them a spot in next season's Heineken Cup.
Bath, who are also battling it out for the final Cup placing alongside the Chiefs, face a...
