Twickenham may have been the place to be on Saturday as England performed superbly against South Africa, yet on Sunday there was no better location that Sandy Park as the Exeter Chiefs dominated a weak Cardiff Blues side in a shootout in the wild, wild West Country. Jarrod Evans got the match underway shortly after 3pm, yet […]
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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 […]
Chiefs fall to Saracens in final
The Exeter Chiefs failed to make the necessary comeback as they fell to Saracens by a scoreline of 28-20 in the Aviva Premiership Playoff Final. The Chiefs had fallen behind by a large margin in a first half that was primarily comprised of one-way traffic, going in to the interval behind by 17 points. A […]
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 […]
Chiefs labour to win over Falcons
The Exeter Chiefs won out 32-17 over Newcastle Falcons under clear blue skies at Sandy Park, but it wasn’t all sunshine for the home team as they laboured a bonus point victory against a surprisingly resolute team from the North-East. Both sides came into the game with pressure to win, but for very different reasons. […]