16:59: That’s all from us at Twickenham. A heartbreaking end to the season for the Chiefs, but Saracens squeezed them out of the game with a mix of brute force and controlled kicking. We’ll be back at Sandy Park next year with coverage of the Chiefs. 16:56: Mako Vunipola picks up the man of the […]
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Dominant Chiefs stroll into Premiership Final
Defending champions Exeter Chiefs thrashed Newcastle Falcons 36-5 at Sandy Park in their Aviva Premiership semi-final on Saturday. Tries from man-of-the-match Nic White, winger Olly Woodburn and captain Don Armand, alongside some imperious kicking by the impressive Joe Simmonds, were the key moments against an unusually sloppy and lacklustre Newcastle side. The victory means Exeter […]
Chiefs clinch spot in Anglo-Welsh Cup final after thrilling comeback
Exeter Chiefs overturned a 14-point deficit to beat Newcastle Falcons 20-17 in the Anglo-Welsh cup semi-final at Sandy Park on Sunday, in an excellent encounter. Following an error-ridden first-half from the domestic Champions, alongside some clinical and slick finishing from the Falcons in attack, Exeter turned the tables emphatically on their opponents in the second […]
Rugby Varsity 2018: No love lost as Exeter dump Bath in South West derby
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 […]
Exeter Chiefs ravage Montpellier in Champions Cup
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 […]
We’re in for a treat after the Autumn Series
The 2017 set of Autumn internationals stand amongst some of the best in recent memory for the home nations, and alongside the 1-1 drawn Lions summer series with New Zealand, the gulf between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere has substantially reduced. We’re now halfway through the World Cup cycle to Japan and England, Ireland and […]
The ‘Breakdown’: a look at England’s Autumn Squad
E ngland go into the Autumn Internationals ranked second in the world, with the best win record over the last two calendar years. With only a solitary loss under Eddie Jones’s leadership, against Ireland at the Aviva, England are in top form. Jones’s men have turned Twickenham into a fortress, dispatching both Argentina and Australia […]
Addressing the harmful imbalance of the Rugby Championship
It comes as no great surprise that New Zealand emerged from the Rugby Championship’s opening weekend with their imperious aura restored – an anticlimactic drawn series against the British and Irish Lions earlier this year had threatened to dent it. Yet the 54-34 score line against Australia in Sydney assured no such doubts continued. This […]
Wil Jones’s Lions Watch – Part Three
The Lions etched their names into rugby history by beating the World Champions, New Zealand, in an enthralling and riveting 80 minutes of action to level the series at 1-1. Here, Wil Jones’ Lion Watch takes its third instalment Roaring Sean O’Brien One of the Lions’ most consistent performers all tour, the Leinsterman was monumental […]
Wil Jones’ Lions Watch – Part Two
The Lions fell 30-15 to a dominant New Zealand side in the opening match of their series. There were promising signs, however, that bode well for the next two tests. Here, Sports Editor Wil Jones’ gives his verdict on who roared and who slept. Roaring 🦁 Jonathan Davies After an imperious end to the season with […]