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 […]
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Chiefs Hammered by French Leaders
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 progress to European quarter finals
A tense finish at Sandy Park saw the Exeter Chiefs qualify for the quarter finals of the European Champions Cup as winners of Pool 2 – despite finishing on the same number of points as two of the other three teams. After losing away to Bordeaux, the Chiefs made 13 changes to their side ahead of […]
Chiefs stun Clermont Auvergne
In Round 3 of the Champions Cup group stages, the Exeter Chiefs pulled off a dominating second half performance to stun French powerhouse Clermont Auvergne 31-14 at a raucous Sandy Park. In what will go down as one of the biggest evenings in the club’s history, an inspired team led by Thomas Waldrom and Jack […]
Chiefs brush aside Bordeaux 34-19
Following last weekend’s disappointment away to the Ospreys in the opening round of Champions Cup action, the Exeter Chiefs welcomed Bordeaux Bégles to Sandy Park keen to get their campaign up and running. Indeed it was the Chiefs who started the brighter of the two teams. England back row Tom Johnson was carrying hard into […]
European Champions and Challenge Cup: The players to watch
Champions Cup: Ma’a Nonu – Toulon The All Black’s bulldozer in chief, Ma’a Nonu is likely to light up this season’s competition with his aggressive running and never say die attitude. Having come straight from a World Cup winning side, he should feel right at home settling down in a Toulon team packed with international […]