Chiefs Pull Away to Seal Top Spot Exeter Chiefs 40-21 Northampton Saints (21-21) Exeter Chiefs secured top spot in the Gallagher Premiership table as they scored six tries to power past Northampton Saints with a clinical second-half performance. Saints failed to score a point in the second half, but were guaranteed a place in the […]
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Exeter Chiefs vs Bath – Premiership Match Report
Exeter Chiefs kept their Premiership Rugby Cup hopes alive with an enthralling 25-18 victory over south west rivals Bath in testing conditions at Sandy Park. Both teams made a raft of changes from their full-strength line ups with Joe Simmonds, moved to fullback for this game, and Ollie Devoto arguably the only starters who […]
MATCH REPORT: Exeter Chiefs 10-10 Munster
Chiefs’ European campaign underway after gutsy draw with disciplined Munster side Dan Angel and Harry Scott-Munro report from Sandy Park as the Chiefs draw 10-10 with Munster. A low-scoring, yet enthralling affair took place at Sandy Park took place this afternoon as Exeter Chiefs and Munster Rugby saw out a 10-10 draw to start their […]
Rugby’s Overseas Selection Debate: Should Brad Shields Be Includeded?
Brad Shields’ inclusion in England’s touring squad to South Africa has reignited the ever-raging debate of overseas international selection. Advocates of selecting foreign born players or allowing players who qualify under residency rules argue that it allows high quality players to play test rugby where perhaps such opportunities would not be available to them. The […]
Memorial Ground memories to Twickenham tribulation: Where do Exeter Chiefs go from here?
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
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 […]
LIVE: Aviva Premiership Final 2018: Exeter Chiefs v Saracens
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 […]
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 […]