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James Williams: Bristol have to work harder on our defence

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees On point: James Williams scoring against Exeter Bristol have a licence to thrill but James Williams acknowledges that if they are to […]

Gloucester 52-28 Bristol Bears: Dynamic Cherry & Whites give Bears a mauling

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Gloucester ………………….. 53pts Bristol Bears ………………. 28pts Tries: Wade 4, 40, 46; S Atkinson 17, 31, 42; Hathaway 7, Harris 14, Barton […]

Steve Diamond: There’s still fight in Newcastle Falcons

30 March 2025 0 comments

Steve Diamond believes there is still fight in his Newcastle side, despite them slipping to a late loss at fellow strugglers Exeter. “Well, if we […]

Exeter Chiefs 17-15 Newcastle Falcons: Greg Fisilau on hand to snatch it for Chiefs

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs ………………. 17pts Tries: Rigg 7, Moloney 38, Fisilau 79 Conversion: Slade 8 Newcastle Falcons …….. 15pts Tries: Davis 13, Clark […]

I’m prepared to rip anything up to improve – Hunter

30 March 2025 0 comments

By PAUL REES NEW Exeter head coach Rob Hunter says he has taken charge at the right time even though the Chiefs are enduring their […]

Jibulu’s backed for England call

30 March 2025 0 comments

By PAUL REES Promise: Nathan Jibulu in action for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images DoR: Alex Sanderson ALEX Sanderson is confident he will have another England […]

Women’s Six Nations Preview: Ireland prepare for Italy trial

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Exeter flanker Edel McMahon captains Ireland for the first time as they welcome fellow winless side Italy today. The former Wasps forward […]

Championship: Bench come on to give Coventry extra push against Chinnor

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Smith Chinnor …………..37pts Tries: Watson 1, Carter 20, Hardwick 26, Rafferty 55, Goss 80 Conversions: Chamberlain 1, 20, 26 Penalties: Chamberlain 9, 48 […]

Jack Andrew – I’m proud I’ve played over 200 times for Cornish Pirates

30 March 2025 0 comments

My Life in Rugby – Jack Andrew THE FORMER EXETER CHIEFS, CORNISH PIRATES AND PLYMOUTH ALBION PROP NOW PLAYING FOR CAMBORNE IN NATIONAL TWO WEST […]

Exeter’s double joy

30 March 2025 0 comments

18 Girls ACE EXETER College secured back-to-back titles with victory over Oaklands College in the final. Hartpury College have long dominated the Girls ACE competition, […]

Cardiff Met’s shock for Bath

30 March 2025 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY ■By BEN JAYCOCK BUCS Super Rugby entered the quarter-finals phase this week with sixth seeds Cardiff Met causing the biggest upset by beating […]

Recruitment freeze as Newcastle Falcons look for £5m

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Newcastle have frozen recruitment until their finances are sorted out with other clubs considering a £5m loan to make sure the Falcons […]

Bristol Bears 52-38 Exeter Chiefs: Hat-trick for Jack Bates but little to savour

23 March 2025 1 comment

By Paul Rees Bristol Bears ………………. 52pts Tries: Bates 2, 27, 56; Williams 6, 15; van Rensburg 10, Randall 40+2, Luatua 46 Conversions: Slade 6, […]

Rob Baxter planning for next season for Exeter Chiefs

23 March 2025 0 comments

Rob Baxter said Exeter’s second coaching shake-up of the season had nothing to do with the heavy Premiership Cup final defeat to Bath last Sunday. […]

Steve Diamond: That was not good enough

23 March 2025 0 comments

Newcastle chief Steve Diamond had a face like thunder and insisted the off-field issues reported earlier in the week “gave no excuses”. If new investment […]

Injuries to big names won’t stop Bath, says Johann van Graan

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Johann van Graan has batted away suggestions that Premiership leaders Bath will have to adapt their power-based game plan after losing Ollie […]

Rob Baxter puts his faith in England U20s stars for Exeter Chiefs

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Rob Baxter expects the seven Exeter players who were involved in England’s recent Under-20 Six Nations campaign to be pressing for first-team […]

We need to be more precise, says Exeter Chiefs captain Jack Yeandle

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens After a season that has fallen short of the lofty standards set in previous campaigns, Exeter Chiefs club captain Jack Yeandle believes […]

Barnes must gain an edge to take the National Two East title they crave

23 March 2025 0 comments

By George Wellbelove Promotion-chasing Barnes are looking to create history as they arrive full throttle into the final stages of the season. The London-based club […]

Fogerty finds the way for Old Reds’ success

23 March 2025 0 comments

■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni…….. 24 O Redcliffians.32 OLD Redcliffians got the better of Exeter University in a hard-fought battle. The visitors started quickly, taking […]

L’borough looking good for a double triumph

23 March 2025 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING Loughborough University’s league title win, attention now turns to the men’s Championship quarter-finals. Double chasing Loughborough host Leeds Beckett […]

Millfield facing stern test in sevens

23 March 2025 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S showpiece season in schools rugby and the National Schools Cup finals will be followed by a buffet of sevens […]

Exeter Chiefs’ Ben Coen aiming to hit the heights

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens To become the ultimate leader in any sport, you need to learn from the best. The greatest players and captains don’t just […]

Prem Rugby Cup Final Preview: Ruaridh McConnochie’s on a mission

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Match Preview – Exeter v Bath Ruaridh McConnochie insists Bath will be winners this weekend even if they don’t lift the Premiership […]

Exeter Chiefs have fire in the belly admits Ethan Roots

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees In the mood: Ethan Roots in action for Chiefs It was 11 years ago today that Exeter won their first major trophy […]

Rob Farrar: Ealing Trailfinders can take on the best

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Ealing Trailfinders captain Rob Farrar believes his side have what it takes to compete with the very best in English rugby having […]

Strength in numbers is proving key for Plymouth Albion

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Ciara Fearn Plymouth Albion captain Jack Oulton believes his side has what it takes to challenge for promotion this season, with squad depth and […]

Early scare can’t halt hosts Hinckley

16 March 2025 0 comments

By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley………………48 Exeter Uni…………….38 HINCKLEY recovered from an early Exeter scare to emerge victorious. The students flew out of the blocks with two […]

Loughborough take title in their stride

16 March 2025 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS LOUGHBOROUGH hammered Swansea to reclaim the BUCS Super Rugby title, despite intense pressure from Hartpury. It was one of the most thrilling […]

Hawkins signs for Scarlets

16 March 2025 0 comments

JOE Hawkins will be able to resume his Test career after signing for Scarlets from Exeter. The 22-year-old Wales centre, who can also play at […]

Exeter show the way forward

16 March 2025 0 comments

Exeter College …41 Hartpury………………33 Exeter College beat Hartpury to signal a new era in girls ACE League history. Playing in just the second Twickenham final […]

We must pull together to grow game – Rob Baxter

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Rob Baxter believes that the responsibility for growing rugby – both financially and in terms of interest – falls on the entire […]

Six Nations: Lively Maxime Lucu steps up to guide France home

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees It was a tale of two injuries. James Lowe picked up a knock in the warm-up with the crowd only told he […]

U20s Six Nations: Kane James shines to help England keep Grand Slam hopes alive

9 March 2025 0 comments

By George Wellbelove England ……………………… 33pts Tries: Timmins 11, Burrow 17, Gulley 20, Hall 57, Bracken 80 Conversions: Bellamy 12, 18, 21, 58 Italy ……………………………. […]

Andy Robinson praise for cross-league rivalry

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Andy Robinson has spoken about the positive experience of playing Championship clubs in what looks set to be the final season of […]

Prem Rugby Cup: Ealing Trailfinders go close but Exeter Chiefs sneak home

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter ………………………….. 28pts Tries: Hodge 26, Penalty 33, E Roots 63, Wyatt 70 Conversions: Hodge 27, 64, 71 Ealing Trailfinders …….. 24pts […]

Prem Rugby Cup: Louie Tonkin ‘gutted’ to miss chances against Exeter Chiefs

9 March 2025 0 comments

Ealing Trailfinders coach Louie Tonkin rued missed opportunities as he watched his side bow out of the Premiership Cup. “We’re gutted,” said Tonkin. “We were […]

Newcastle Falcons flyer Elliott Obatoyinbo on the crest of a wave

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Elliott Obatoyinbo is hoping he can ride the crest of Newcastle’s wave and return to the sort of form that he showed […]

Bucs Super Rugby: Loughborough made to fight all the way

9 March 2025 0 comments

Bucs Rugby By Tom Jeffreys Loughborough survived the biggest threat to their league title hopes by the skin of their teeth against Leeds Beckett to […]

Chocolate Men melt in the face of Exeter onslaught

9 March 2025 0 comments

nBy PAUL BOLTON Bournville………27pts Exeter Uni……….52pts At the double: Connor Byrne on his way to scoring a try and, right, Joe Rees-Weldon dives over for […]

Street on his way to Saracens

9 March 2025 0 comments

SARACENS have signed tighthead Marcus Street from Exeter on a multiyear contract which will start at the end of the season. The 26-year-old, who has […]

Bazalgette: I learnt a lot from the Bears

9 March 2025 0 comments

By CHRIS COLLYER RELIABLE fly-half Harry Bazalgette is no stranger to multitasking as his kicking skills continue to prove invaluable to Hartpury as they fight […]

Players must pack their own parachute

9 March 2025 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Paul Westgate, below, the head of performance rugby at the University of Nottingham How and why did you […]

QEGS stand in the way of Harrow’s title defence

9 March 2025 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS HARROW face the unique opportunity to defend their National Schools Cup champions title as they face Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS), Wakefield […]

Dream Team – Dan Pullinger

2 March 2025 0 comments

Dan Pullinger, the long-serving Plymouth Albion and former Exeter and England counties prop, who is celebrating a testimonial this year, chooses the best XV he […]

Premiership Cup: Blood-hungry Exeter Chiefs give Sale Sharks a lesson

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs ……………….50pts Tries: Wyatt 7, 30; Hodge 17, Brown-Bampoe 21, 44; Fisilau 61, Vermeulen 70 Conversions: Hodge 8, 18, 31, 45, […]

Sale Sharks were always chasing – Coach Gareth Harris

2 March 2025 0 comments

In a game dominated from start to finish by Exeter, Sale coach Gareth Harris admitted it had been a ‘tough day’ for his side at […]

Dominant Ealing run Saints off the park

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By ROB WILDMAN Northampton Saints ….. 26pts Tries: Hendy 10, Ramm 14, 26, 75 Conversions: Hutchinson 10, 14, 75 Ealing Trailfinders …….. 43pts Tries: Zigiriadis […]

Premiership Cup: Harlequins fall short as Bath turn on power

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Roger Panting Bath ……………………………… 39pts Tries: de Glanville 19, Carr-Smith 38, Dunn 45, Green 52, Coetzee 65, Hennessey 72 Conversions: O’Donoghue 19, 38, 52 […]

Exeter Chiefs close to deal for Wallaby midfielder Len Ikitau

2 March 2025 0 comments

Exeter look set to sign Australia centre Len Ikitau. The 26-year-old, alongside fellow Wallabies Jake Gordon and Julian Heaven, have been linked with a move […]

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