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Tigers battle to keep hold of Betham

28 May 2017 0 comments

LEICESTER Tigers’ former Wallaby international Peter Betham appears to be at the centre of a tug of war between Exeter and Clermont Auvergne. Betham who […]

Cowan-Dickie eyes Test spot

28 May 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has vowed to turn up the heat on England skipper Dylan Hartley during next month’s tour of Argentina. […]

NICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…

28 May 2017 0 comments

WASPS 1. MATT MULLAN Hard day at the scrum but kept battling, and returned in extra-time to shore it up Rating: 6 out of 10 […]

Brendan Gallagher: Premiership final promises to be an absolute cracker

24 May 2017 0 comments

So after 22 rounds and two pulsating skin-of-your- teeth semis Wasps will play Exeter in the Aviva Premiership Final in a game that every neutral […]

Slade missile sets up smash and grab raid

21 May 2017 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter 18pts Tries: Nowell 43, S Simmonds 79 Conversions: Steenson 43 Penalties: Steenson 26, 30 Saracens 16pts Tries: Wyles 57, Ellery 76 […]

McCall proud of his tired troops

21 May 2017 0 comments

MARK McCall admitted Saracens were ‘hanging on and looking tired’ after their European exertions. The Sarries director of rugby said: “What I’m most proud of […]

Next week’s final promises to be an absolute cracker

21 May 2017 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Go forward: Thomas Waldrom and Guy Thompson, celebrating with Thomas Young, got their teams on the front foot PICTURES: Getty Images SO […]

Destination Argentina for much-improved Harry

21 May 2017 0 comments

Names in frame: Will Collier and Paul Hill SELF-CONFESSED former fat boy Harry Williams reckons physical improvements and working with the “best coaching team in […]

Saracens – 3rd

14 May 2017 0 comments

STORY OF THE SEASON: Hugely impressive when at full strength and then hanging tough when short handed. Saracens know they are going to get hit […]

Rhodes now relishing life as colossus of Saracens

14 May 2017 0 comments

NICK VERDIER meets the black sheep who’s turned into a starring wolf for Saracens It can be a daunting prospect for a new, internationally unheralded […]

Steenson hoping for some Clermont pointers

14 May 2017 2 comments

By NICK VERDIER EXETER find Saracens on their path to Premiership glory once more but talisman Gareth Steenson reckons they could not be in a […]

Flood back to Falcons after nine-year hiatus

14 May 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER TOBY Flood will be returning to Newcastle this summer after Toulouse agreed to release him from his contract a year early. The […]

Woodburn refusing to give up on England dream

13 May 2017 0 comments

In-form Exeter wing Olly Woodburn reckons being snubbed by England has only fuelled his ambition to nail down a Premiership winner’s medal. Ten-try Woodburn is […]

Woodburn refusing to give up on England dream

7 May 2017 0 comments

IN-FORMExeter wing Olly Woodburn reckons being snubbed by England has only fuelled his ambition to nail down a Premiership winner’s medal. Ten-try Woodburn is enjoying […]

We’ll get up for Stade – Laidlaw

7 May 2017 4 comments

GLOUCESTER’S Champions Cup qualification hopes now rest on Friday’s Challenge Cup final against Stade Francais. After finishing ninth for a third year out of four, […]

Chief Thomas to go from player to coach

7 May 2017 0 comments

EXETER’S long-standing scrum-half Haydn Thomas confirmed he will be retiring from playing at the end of the season to take up a coaching role in […]

Jack the lad’s aiming to tango in Argentina

30 April 2017 0 comments

LIVEWIRE Exeter scrumhalf Jack Maunder admits he is still struggling to come to terms with his shock inclusion by England for this summer’s tour of […]

Crossword

16 April 2017 0 comments

ACROSS 1. 24-year old 6’9” S.Africa lock – Springboks Players Player of 2016 (2,5) 7. New Zealand ITM Cup region with a home at Forsyth […]

Confident Cowan-Dickie targeting England place

16 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY DYNAMIC Exeter hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has declared himself fit to underline his worth for England on this summer’s tour of Argentina. Eddie […]

Eddie tells Watson to work on his kicking

16 April 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE EDDIE JONES says Anthony Watson could be the long-term successor to Mike Brown at full-back – if he sorts his kicking game […]

Baxter: Home semi not a must

16 April 2017 0 comments

EXETER boss Rob Baxter, delighted with yet another bonus points win, isn’t overly bothered about his high flying Chiefs securing a home draw in next […]

Baxter: Mistakes gave us problems

9 April 2017 0 comments

EXETER head coach Rob Baxter, relieved that his side have twice hit back from 14 points down to take ten points in successive home matches […]

Predator targets new prey to work off

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Hungry for honours: Dave Ewers DAVE Ewers reckons Exeter’s long unbeaten league run will count for nothing unless they can step up […]

Saracens v Bath

26 March 2017 1 comment

Today. Kick-off 3pm. Allianz Park PREVIEW… SARACENS are poised for yet another Premiership semi-final but they’ll be desperate to see off Exeter for second place […]

Freddie delivers trophy to Leicester

26 March 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON Exeter 12 Leicester 16 FREDDIE Burns made sure he will leave Leicester at the end of the season having delivered the Tigers’ […]

Jess on board to steer youngsters to victory

12 March 2017 0 comments

GIVEN Harlequins are 80 minutes from a final in front of the Stoop faithful, Exeter wing Matt Jess knows the Londoners will arrive at Sandy […]

Kvesic out to show he’s as able as Cane

12 March 2017 2 comments

MATT Kvesic provides a perfect case history of why English rugby, with its boombust results cycle, can never afford to be complacent. Despite England’s blast-off […]

ROOM 101

5 March 2017 0 comments

GARETH STEENSON THE EXETER FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Traffic I’m lucky that I don’t have […]

Life as Pirate gave Stu taste for silverware

26 February 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER’S tyro scrumhalves are ready to come of age by carrying the club to league and cup glory, according to ultra-confident No.9 […]

Falcons swoop for Scarlets’ finishing king to fill Watson void

26 February 2017 1 comment

TRANSFER WRAP By ED HUTSON MARCUS Watson will leave Newcastle at the end of the season after the Olympic silver medallist agreed terms with Wasps […]

Worcester suffer Short circuit after yellow card for Faosiliva

19 February 2017 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING JAMES Short scored an explosive hat-trick to maintain Exeter’s unbeaten record over Worcester in the Premiership. It was a tenth consecutive success […]

Problem areas are all fixable says Gold

19 February 2017 0 comments

ROB Baxter was delighted with an 80-minute effort from his Chiefs. “We maintained our intensity throughout and there was a momentum change even before the […]

20 Questions: Laurence May – Cornish Pirates fly-half

15 February 2017 0 comments

Big game against London Scottish? It is but we’re preparing it like any other game really. The weather forecast is giving downpours of rain so […]

Cardiff Blues secure Leicester centre

15 February 2017 0 comments

Leicester’s Welsh centre Jack Roberts will join the Cardiff Blues next season after agreeing a long-term deal with the Pro12 outfit. The 25-year-old former Wales […]

Quins in the final thanks to Jack’s hat-trick

12 February 2017 2 comments

A LAST-MINUTEtry from hat-trick hero Jack Hennessey booked Harlequins a place in the Academy League final with a game to spare. The Londoners overcame Gloucester […]

Sarries into last four but Tigers lie in wait again

12 February 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON ACADEMY coach Ian Vass praised Saracens’ composure in closing out a 29-20 victory over Leicester that secured them a home semi-final in […]

Mosses back to help lead Bristol’s fight for salvation

5 February 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER PREVIEW… Bristol v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm AFTER a frustrating four months on the sidelines, centre Ben Mosses is back from a […]

20 QUESTIONS

5 February 2017 0 comments

LAURENCE MAY CORNISH PIRATES NO.10 Big game against London Scottish? It is but we’re prepraring it like any other game really. The weather forecast is […]

Salmon ready for leap into the unknown

5 February 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE EXETER-BOUND Toby Salmon says there is no secret to his rise to the top via the lower leagues and a spell in […]

I’m a victim of social media, says Tomas Francis

18 November 2016 0 comments

Tomas Francis insists he is no bad boy and reckons he was the victim of a trial by social media. The Exeter and Wales prop […]

With high risk of a charge-down, the drop-goal is now a dying art

3 September 2016 0 comments

Drop goals feature heavily on the showreel of rugby’s greatest moments: Joel Stransky and Jonny Wilkinson won World Cups with them and Rugby Paper columnist […]

I’d suffer the pain again for England says Jack Nowell

23 August 2016 0 comments

Fearless Jack Nowell has revealed how he battled through the pain barrier to help England clinch June’s 3-0 series win over Australia. Ultra-committed wing Nowell […]

I’m not here for a holiday says new Chief Dave Dennis

20 August 2016 0 comments

Exeter marquee signing Dave Dennis reckons a stint in the Premiership will improve him as a player as he sets out on the silverware trail […]

Tom Youngs in? Richard Cockerill must have Eddie Jones’ ear

10 August 2016 0 comments

Tom Youngs was a surprise addition to the Provisional England Elite Player Squad of 45 announced last Monday. That’s because when Stuart Lancaster was England […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Half-back combination is the key to Bristol survival

3 August 2016 0 comments

Running out in front of a big crowd at Twickenham will be a fantastic baptism for Bristol on their welcome back to the Premiership against […]

I’ll have to earn my place, says Matt Symons

30 July 2016 0 comments

Wasps lock Matt Symons is relieved to have been given a second Premiership chance after the nightmare of relegation at London Irish. Combative second rower […]

Guscott: The men key to their team’s fortunes – watch out for Schalk

21 July 2016 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott SARACENS remain the team to beat next year and while they have not gone crazy in the transfer market this summer, they […]

Eddie Jones must look at Saxons stars Danny Cipriani and Dave Attwood

28 June 2016 0 comments

Fresh from leading England Saxons to a 2-0 series win in South Africa, head coach Ali Hepher reckons at least half a dozen will push […]

Brendan Gallagher verdict: England claim redemption

15 June 2016 0 comments

Never underestimate the power of redemption and the urgent bloody-minded need to prove yourself right and the other buggar wrong. It’s the strongest motivator in […]