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Exeter awaits era-defining tournament as new Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy unveiled and further tickets released

With just 100 days to go until Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 kicks off in Sunderland, World Rugby has today unveiled a bold new trophy – a symbol of the game’s unstoppable global rise – and announced the release of additional tickets for what promises to be a generational moment for the sport.

The trophy will embark on a trip to Exeter on 20 May at Exeter Cathedral, as part of a nationwide tour of England.

Sarah Massey, Managing Director of the Rugby World Cup 2025, and several rugby stars will be in attendance to showcase the new trophy.

Exeter will host seven...

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Ethan Ampadu transfer fee to be decided at tribunal

The tribunal, to determine the fee Exeter City will receive from Chelsea for Ethan Ampadu, will take place on Wednesday, April 18. The tribunal will be held in London and will be attended by City chairman Julian Tagg, manager Paul Tisdale, director of football Steve Perryman and finance director Keith Mason along with the club’s legal team. Ethan became the club’s youngest ever player when he made his debut for the Grecians aged 15 years, 10 months and 26 days. He joined Chelsea on July 1, 2017, and has continued to impress, making seven first team appearances for the Blues this season as...

Record entries and world-class riders at Devon’s premier event

With a list of entries that reads like a who’s who of eventing, Bicton Arena International Horse Trials, which begins on Friday (20 April), look set to be the focal point for all equestrians keen to watch their favourite equine stars in action.

Former World and Olympic champions are among more than 900 horse and rider combinations who will be in action over the course of the three days, taking part in dressage and showjumping before setting out to tackle to tackle the cross country country courses on the rolling parkland of East Devon’s Clinton Estate

The action begins on...

A feast for racing enthusiasts at Exeter tomorrow

Exeter Racecourse’s seven race card today is a feast for racing enthusiasts with some great racing in prospect.

The Follow188Bet On Twitter Novices’ Hurdle kicks off proceedings and King Calvin and Master Tommytucker are likely to head the betting. The former, trained by Jack Barber, was a ready winner of a maiden hurdle at Wincanton last month, staying on well over the two miles three furlongs trip to beat the odds on favourite Secret Investor.

Master Tommytucker, trained by Paul Nicholls, made a winning debut at the course in February, readily taking a two miles two...

Accrington Stanley 1 City 1

Exeter City came away from League Two leaders Accrington Stanley with a credible point.

The Grecians showed great defensive resolve and good play going forward to hold a Stanley side – who have won 15 out of their last 17 matches – to a 1-1 draw in front of a packed crowd at the Wham Stadium who had turned out to cheer their side onto promotion to League One.

City manager Paul Tisdale made two changes from the side that beat Cambridge United last time out, with Matt Jay and Kane Wilson coming in for the injured Craig Woodman and Robbie Simpson.

Stanley, looking for...

Nowell's raring to go again

Jack Nowell says he's aiming to make up for lost time by helping to play a lead role in Exeter's Aviva Premiership title defence.

The Chiefs, England and British Lions winger marked his return to competitive action for the first time in six weeks when he scored a second half brace in last Sunday's 46-10 victory over Gloucester at Sandy Park.

That win - Exeter's 14th in 19 league starts this term - ensured Rob Baxter's side became the first team this season to ensure their place in next month's end of season play-offs, even though there are still three rounds of the regular...

Baxter welcomes in record Academy intake at Chiefs

Rob Baxter is set to welcome his biggest intake of academy youngsters into his Exeter Chiefs squad for the 2018/19 season.

A great advocate over the years of bringing through youthful, homegrown talent at Sandy Park, the Chiefs Director of Rugby is once again ready to reap the rewards of yet more outstanding work being carried out by the club’s highly successful academy programme.

Richard Capstick, Flynn Elworthy, Barrie Karea, James Kenny, Sam Maunder, James McRae, Sam Morley, Max Norey, Joe Parker-Cook, Alfie Petch, Joe Snow, Danny Southworth, Cory Teague and Rus Tuima...

Darts Legend Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor heads back to Exeter

Darts fans in Exeter will get the chance to see the sport’s greatest ever player in 2018 when Phil Taylor appears in an exclusive exhibition event.

Sixteen-time World Champion Taylor retired from the professional tour following January’s World Championship final, meaning the legendary ‘Power’ will not be appearing in this year’s Premier League for the first time.

But Taylor will be appearing at Exeter Corn Exchange on Friday 25 May 2018 alongside Welsh ace Mark Webster, darts’ original entertainer Bobby George and Exeter’s Lee Bryant.

Taylor dominated professional...

Do England need to be afraid of a shootout this summer?

The pubs of Exeter will be full of Three Lions fans this summer. And they could get an extended few games there with England tipped to make it through the group and into the knockout stages.

A tie against Colombia or Poland is a possibility, and while fans will be pondering which they’ll prefer, one thing is for sure - avoid a penalty shootout.

Losing on penalties is like a broken record for Gareth Southgate’s men. In fact, the boss himself is famed for missing one.

But do we need to worry this time around? Will things be different?

Looking at the potential...

Cornwall retain street sports crown as Teignbridge and East Devon shine

Cornwall retained their Street Sports title after an epic event at Mount Hawke Skatepark near Truro on Friday. The home team were in great form on four wheels or two as youngsters from right across the region enjoyed the experience of competing at one of the UK's best skate parks and host of the Team GB Olympic Trials for Tokyo 2020. Cornwall's Mount Hawke team took gold in both the scooter and skateboard team classes as their fellow Cornish contingent from Junkyard took the BMX team gold. There were also medals for East Devon and Teignbridge in the team and individual disciplines. See...

Exeter's Loungers begin their British title challenge

Exeter’s hopes for this year’s British Skittles Championships rest with the Loungers men’s team who stormed through to the finals last year. The team from the Kings Pub in Cowick Street, only fell at the final hurdle against the more experienced Wiltshire Wonders, who were previous champions.

The team’s runner-up performance in the grand finals held in Torquay, was their best ever and captain Rob Parkhouse is fielding the same team in the hope of victory.

‘We need to qualify first and that won’t be easy, said Rob cautiously. ‘There are some great teams to play against in...

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Exeter awaits era-defining tournament as new Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy unveiled and further tickets released

Ethan Ampadu transfer fee to be decided at tribunal

Record entries and world-class riders at Devon’s premier event

A feast for racing enthusiasts at Exeter tomorrow

Accrington Stanley 1 City 1

Nowell's raring to go again

Baxter welcomes in record Academy intake at Chiefs

Darts Legend Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor heads back to Exeter

Do England need to be afraid of a shootout this summer?

Cornwall retain street sports crown as Teignbridge and East Devon shine

Exeter's Loungers begin their British title challenge

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