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Harlequins 24 Exeter Chiefs 62

This was capital punishment in it’s harshest form.

Rob Baxter’s side handed out arguably one of their finest displays in the Aviva Premiership to book themselves a first-ever semi-final in the end of season play-offs.

England star Jack Nowell led the way in a ten-try hammering of Harlequins, who were looking to give departing Director of Rugby, Conor O’Shea, the perfect send off before he heads for pastures new.

Instead, the Irishman could only watch on as Devon’s finest ran amok at the Twickenham Stoop. Nowell was crowned man...

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Alison Hernandez (Conservative) has been elected as the new police and crime commissioner for Devon and Cornwall (IoS). She won with a majority of 3,794 over Gareth Derrick (Labour) after the second round of voting*. Alison will officially take over from Tony Hogg on 12 May. Her term of office will last four years. “I am delighted to have been elected as police and crime commissioner by the people of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly,” she said. “It has been a very close election and I congratulate my opponents, particularly Gareth, on what has been a hard fought campaign. “But when...

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