All posts tagged "Exeter"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoScots should focus on developing own talent
The international merry-go-round continues. After the best part of a decade of striving for England honours Exeter Chiefs prop Alec Hepburn...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoMagnificent tome tells fantastic tales
Take a bow Neil Fissler and Adam Hathaway – much respected members of this parish – for completing a definitive Who’s...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoBorthwick puts club form at top of his list
SIX NATIONS COUNTDOWN Paul Rees says change will be gradual rather than sudden as teams renew after World Cup THE first...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoSad to think Feyi-Waboso felt more at home in England
Louis Rees-Zammit and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso share more than an X-factor ability and a double-barrelled surname. They grew up a year or...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoSuper Bears smash four for perfect 10 out of 10
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol Bears ...26pts Tries: Wills 12, Reed 24, Burns 52, Botterman 75 Conversions: Reed 12, 52, 75 Harlequins...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRecall for Ward less than year after giving birth
BRISTOL lock Abbie Ward has been recalled to the England training squad less than a year after giving birth to her...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoInjury blow for Exeter
EXETER utility back Tommy Wyatt and prop Nika Abuladze have been ruled out for the rest of the season. Wyatt, 24,...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoHartpury up to third with Notts left in big trouble
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS After five weeks, BUCS Super Rugby has finally returned with Hartpury capitalising on their game in...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoSaints are only team to record away win
ACADEMY LEAGUE By TOM JEFFREYS After a four month hiatus, the Premiership U18s league returned to action in the new year...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHutchinson glad to be back in the fold
By PAUL REES Much has been made of the five backs from free-scoring Northampton who have made the Six Nations squad,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGeorge to captain England as Feyi-Waboso named in squad
Jamie George has been named England captain as Steve Borthwick handed opportunities to seven uncapped players, including Exeter’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJenkins takes Welsh captaincy in Six Nations squad announcement
21-year-old Dafydd Jenkins has been handed the Wales captaincy as Warren Gatland named five uncapped players in his Six Nations squad....
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoSlade does it again for Exeter
Henry Slade proved to be Exeter’s match winner once again as the Chiefs beat Glasgow 19-17 to book their spot in...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLam stays optimistic despite £14m losses
By PAUL REES Pat Lam is confident Premiership clubs are heading towards sustainability despite three of them posting losses of nearly...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTownsend: I’ll keep on playing hard
By PAUL REES Stu Townsend’s new year resolution is to stay fit after an unlucky run with injuries has left him...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoChiefs enter Grady chase
Exeter Chiefs are among a clutch of Premiership clubs interested in signing Mason Grady, who could become the next Wales star...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoCharismatic Farrell the right choice for Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANDY Farrell is a very good choice as Lions head coach of the 2025...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoSlade keeps his cool to snatch it for Exeter
By MARK STEVENS Exeter .................................19pts Tries: Vermeulen 40, Frost 63, Wimbush 77 Conversions: Slade 40, 78 Glasgow.............................17pts Tries: Rowe 28, Tuipulotu...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoSaints looking good but easy win leaves much to be desired
NICK CAIN Northampton are playing attacking rugby which combines skill, speed, flair, and precision, and their hammering of Bayonne on Friday...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoCheetahs excited for trip to Dam
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Cheetahs v Pau Today. 1pm THE Cheetahs are gearing up for this historic clash as the South...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoChiefs find some form but Saracens keep on going
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ............................ 39pts Tries: Wyrwas 9, Campbell 16, de Goede 31, Farries 47, Breach 58, Packer 69, Infante...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHonours to visitors in tightest tussle
By HANNAH BURTON Exeter Uni................36 Hinckley.................. 41 HINCKLEY held the edge as they just got the better of Exeter. The hosts...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoLeaders Cardiff Met are there to be shot at
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Despite 12 rounds having been played in the Women’s National BUCS League, the unique seven-team fixture...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoSaints and Bath academy lads top of class
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS As the sevens season approaches and the finest school talent don their academy/national jerseys, 15-a-side school...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSharks confirm they are keen on Wales flyer
Sale have confirmed they have spoken with Wales wing Mason Grady, a target for up to four English clubs. The 21-year-old,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup round three Friday and Saturday preview
The 2023/24 Champions Cup resumes with an eagerly anticipated third round of pool-stage matches. English teams have performed exceptionally well up...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoLooking back at BUCS Super Rugby Alumni
By TOM JEFFREYS As BUCS Super Rugby eagerly awaits its return on January 24th, there is no better time to look...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoDevoto back with a new lease of life
By MARK STEVENS Ollie Devoto says he’s been given a new lease of life this season after battling back from a...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLeicester power too much for Saracens
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ...........................19pts Tries: Kelly 12, Rogerson 34, Simmons 60 Conversions: Pollard 34, 60 Saracens ...........................10pts Tries: Parton 20...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSleightholme leads the Saints fightback
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................................ 36pts Tries: Vermuelen 5, 22; Feyi-Waboso 13, Townsend 17 Tuima 71 Conversions: Slade 6, 18, 24,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoFirst-half tries were crucial – Dowson
Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson said the two tries before half-time were crucial as they fought back from 26-0 down...
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Premiership
/ 1 year ago‘We must be yards better than that’
Alex Sanderson was more angry with his Sale team’s performance than the fact their proud unbeaten home record had been ruined....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoLyon set to swoop for pair of Sharks
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lyon are eyeing up a double raid on Sale Sharks to take their England and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland expect to snap up winger
STEVE Borthwick is set for an early New Year boost, with England close to winning their tug-of-war for in-form Exeter Chiefs...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPearson: We are getting our reward for hard work
By PAUL REES Exeter's rise this season with a largely young group of players has taken many by surprise, but not...
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Red Roses
/ 1 year agoRed Roses: Emma Sing
GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY FULL-BACK Birthplace: South Molton, Devon Date of birth: 11/03/01 Community club: South Molton RFC Red Roses debut: vs Scotland March...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoZachary looking forward to facing her old club
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Exeter v Ealing Today. Kick-off 12.30pm FORMER Exeter Chiefs captain Kate Zackary returns to Sandy Park for...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoStar centre Gregson is back and raring to go
By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens missed out on the domestic final for the first time last season but have been the Women’s...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoClass acts who have inspired a generation
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Jack Rowell, the man behind Bath’s “golden decade” at the back end of the amateur era, bore...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoBorthwick puts his foot on the accelerator
Paul Rees looks at how England, without Owen Farrell at the helm, could turn into an attacking force Steve Borthwick’s England...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoTime for new flier to make his choice
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso has been given a timely reminder that Wales wishes him to...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoGwilliam’s aiming for silverware with Dings
Bristol hooker Tomas Gwilliam is on a season-long loan at Dings Crusaders and is hoping for the first silverware of his...
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Young Gun
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns: Harlequins centre/wing Ben Waghorn
By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Waghorn could have become a rugby league player rather than playing the 15-a-side game but the Harlequins...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 07/01/24
Second host first this Saturday in the Premiership, and we’ll have coverage of Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints alongside three other reports...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPremiership previews: Round 11
Round 11 of the Premiership heralds the inaugural weekend of matches in 2024 with just three points separating the top six...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoColes and Dingwall sign new contracts at Saints
24-year-old duo Alex Coles and Fraser Dingwall have signed new contracts at Premiership leaders Northampton Saints. The pair have been a...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoChessum hits 50 and links up with Martin in the row
By JON NEWCOMBE As he prepares to make his 50th appearance for Leicester against Bath, Ollie Chessum is set for a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoBristol and Bath chasing Welsh prop
BY NEIL FISSLER West Country rivals Bath and Bristol are battling over Wales loosehead Nicky Smith, who could activate a get-out...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoEngland’s attack has to have a revamp
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The England attack has been mediocre since 2019 – and that’s giving it some...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoChiefs enjoying life on the road for once
By ROGER PANTING Bristol .................................14pts Tries: Oghre 11, Heward 36 Conversions: Sheedy 11, 36 Exeter ................................ 24pts Tries: Iosefa-Scott 6, Feyi-Wasobo...
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