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Wil Jones

Hallowed Ground: The Sanctity of St. James’ Park

by Wil Jones

The first time is always special. Whether it’s the ghostly glow above the surrounding rooftops during a midweek evening kick-off, or the low rumble of thousands of voices shouting in unison at 3pm on a Saturday, you don’t forget it. The wonder of a community football club’s hallowed turf has inspired, enthralled and united communities […]

Memorial Ground memories to Twickenham tribulation: Where do Exeter Chiefs go from here?

by Wil Jones

Wednesday 26 May, 2010; Memorial Ground, Bristol. Exeter Chiefs’ Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, looks on as his side dismantles their South West rivals by 29 points to 10 to secure promotion to the Premiership. In his first season at the helm, Baxter’s men had reached the top tier of English rugby for the first […]

Exeter Chiefs dethroned by Saracens in Premiership Final

by Wil Jones

It was a case of déjà vu all over again on Saturday 26 May as the Chiefs succumbed to a Premiership Final defeat to Saracens in a repeat of the 2016 fixture. Having put in a succession of masterful domestic displays this season, the Sandy Park outfit went into the game with a 10-game winning […]

Boxing Varsity 2: Lights Out at The Lemon Grove

by Wil Jones

FOLLOWING Exeter University Boxing Club’s first varsity of the year in November, the ring returned to The Lemon Grove on Friday 16 February. With three EUBC men taking to the canvas — alongside several bouts from nearby amateur clubs — the night was another success as the punters were treated to an action-packed night of […]

Rugby Varsity 2018: No love lost as Exeter dump Bath in South West derby

by Wil Jones

GOING into the game, you could be forgiven for thinking an Exeter win in the varsity match was something of a formality. Buoyed by a flawless winning streak at Sandy Park — with last season being the first time since 2011 that Bath managed to chalk up double-figures, shipping an average of 43 points in […]

There’s Something In The Water

by Wil Jones

The seaside is wrought deep into the hearts of British people. Donkey rides, ice-cream, and tentative paddling in the shallows are staples of our culture. For the more adventurous, however, our shores are an aquatic playground – particularly in the South West, with an estimated 11.7% of all UK surfers residing in East Devon alone. […]

Exeter Chiefs ravage Montpellier in Champions Cup

by Wil Jones

  Exeter Chiefs hammered Montpellier 41-10 to keep their European hopes alive, scoring five second-half tries to take them above the visitors into second place in Pool 3 of the Champions Cup. Before the game, Head Coach Rob Baxter had stated Exeter would “fight for everything until it’s gone”. The Devon side had sat third […]

No Man Is An Island: International Rugby’s Qualification Laws

by Wil Jones

From Holyhead to Haverfordwest, scoring two tries for Wales on your debut is the kind of dream held by many youngsters – less so, perhaps, in Huntersville, New Zealand, the hometown of Wales’ newest rugby starlet Hadleigh Parkes. Yet his selection is an example of an increasingly common trend in the Home Nations – Ireland, […]

Chiefs triumph in battle of the South West

by Wil Jones

Venue: Sandy Park Date: Saturday, 2 December Kick-off: 14:00 GMT Exeter (28) 42 Tries: Cowan-Dickie, Short, Lees, Armand, Waldrom, Steenson Cons: Steenson 6 Bath (3) 29 Tries: Joseph, Watson, Brew, Banahan Con: Joseph, Priestland 2 Pen: Burns Exeter Chiefs extended their lead at the top of the Aviva Premiership, hammering Bath 42-29. An utterly dominant […]

Exeter City FC avoid upset against Heybridge Swifts

by Wil Jones

Exeter City 3 Stockley (59, 63), McAlinden (86) Heybridge Swifts 1 Bantick (70) FA Cup – First Round KO: 14:00, Sat 5 Nov. ———————— Exeter City avoided a first-round FA Cup upset as they overcame a determined Heybridge Swifts side at St. James’s Park. City began the game brightly. A long ball forward from the […]

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