Exeter Chiefs suffered a hammering at home to Clermont Auvergne, with the visitors converting five tries for an 8-35 win against the Devon side who have failed to perform to the dizzy heights of last season. This match saw a slight change in the Chiefs’ starting line-up from the team that drew with Gloucester. After […]
Chiefs bounce back to defeat Harlequins
Having lost each game in the first two weeks of the 2016/17 Aviva Premiership, Exeter Chiefs duly got their first win of the season on the board against Harlequins. Gareth Steenson’s move into the starting XV at fly-half, with Henry Slade going out to 12 and Sam Hill to the bench to accommodate, added much needed […]
Why Not Try Something New?
Fencing Have you ever wanted to push your physical ability? Try a completely unique sport? Or see how long you’d last if you were actually in Game of Thrones? If the answer to any of these is yes, then maybe it’s time you gave fencing a go. At the fencing club we can offer you […]
To Twickenham! Chiefs fairy tale continues
When Gareth Steenson kicked the conversion in the dying seconds to take the score to 34-23, most fans weren’t even watching. They were celebrating for Exeter Chiefs had just been awarded a penalty try to secure their first ever Aviva Premiership Final. Six short years ago Steenson was kicking the Chiefs to promotion from the […]
Rugby Champions Cup Quarter Final Preview
Saturday Games: Wasps v Exeter Chiefs – KO 15.15, BT Sport This may be the Chiefs first ever top flight European quarter-final, and they may have scraped into it through luck (i.e. Morgan Parra brain fart) but they have still played incredibly well, beating both Ospreys and Clermont without some of their front line players. […]
EURFC Players Dominate England Students’ Squad
When England Students play Ireland Students at Trinity College Dublin on Saturday 9th April, EURFC will have a greater impression on the team than any university club, boasting five of the starting line-up and another on the bench. The University of Exeter’s impact on the 30 man England Students squad is very much like Saracens’ […]
Exeter Chiefs gift fans impressive Boxing Day win
With Exeter Chiefs sitting pretty in second place in the Aviva Premiership, they kept the pressure on leaders Saracens with a 33-17 win over Sale Sharks on Boxing Day. Despite returning back to earth with a bump after an away loss to French superstars Clermont Auvergne, the Chiefs returned to domestic action full of confidence. […]
Five things we learnt from the Rugby World Cup
The Pool Draw It was said when the draw was made in 2012 and it will be said again: Who’s foolish idea was it to draw the pools three years before the competition? Enough can happen in a year, let alone three. Yes, Wales had a horrific autumn, losing all their test matches and falling […]
England’s World Cup: What went wrong?
When the going got tough: England had no tough nuts and were easily cracked. This was clearly visible in the last 20 minutes of both the Wales and Australia games; in the former England had a ten point lead and failed to close the game out, and with Australia they threw away any chance of […]