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Exeter Chiefs fly-half Gareth Steenson says his side are fully focused, as they prepare their visit to Wasps in the European Champions Cup Quarter final.

Steenson has been ever present in the Chiefs rise in recent years and has praised the hard work of the club, which has seen them qualify for their first European quater-final.

He said: “We’ve worked really hard to get into this position, it’s a fixture we’re really looking forward to.”

The Irishman says the Sandy Park club are confident going into the match, against a very much in form Waps side, particularly after...

Motorists and cyclists are set to benefit after the Government today (Thursday 7 April 2016) announced how £50 million of funding will repair nearly one million potholes across the country over the next 12 months.

Fifteen councils in South West will receive a share of £8.4 million, helping to remove around 159,000 potholes from local roads during this financial year, with Devon County Council receiving £1.9 million to fill around 37,000 potholes.

The funding has been made available as part of the £250 million Pothole Action Fund included in last month’s Budget, which will...

Exeter Chiefs winger Jack Nowell is looking to use England’s Six Nations Grand Slam victory to help steer the club to glory.

The 22-year-old was a key player for England, as Eddie Jones' side stormed to victory last month, and Nowell feels the experience will better him in the future.

Talking ahead of Chiefs highly anticipated European Champions Cup Quarter-final with Wasps, he said: “Playing in front of big crowds in high pressure situations and must-win games will benefit me when coming back here to play in the Quarter-finals.”

Nowell returned to club Rugby action...

Bus union RMT has warned that the government is set to imminently publish a Buses Bill designed to export the “franchising” model from the railways and onto our buses. The warning comes on the day that RMT’s annual bus workers conference begins to gather in Torquay for a start on Friday 8th April. The current system of deregulated bus services, whereby a bus company can start or stop working a route at will, has resulted in a chaotic and unfocused network. In some locations, passengers have voted with their feet, shunning overpriced and infrequent services offered by profiteering companies...