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Exeter prop on way to Glasgow

11 February 2024 0 comments

Exeter tighthead Patrick Schickerling, 25, is set to join Glasgow Warriors on a multi-year contract. Schickerling’s commitment comes on the heels of contract extensions for […]

Dream Team with Saul Nelson

11 February 2024 0 comments

The former Bristol, Exeter and London Welsh hooker, now academy pathway head coach of RGC & Wales U18s forwards coach, chooses the best XV he […]

Hodge to hit the ground running

11 February 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Josh Hodge insists he’s looking to make up for lost time after making his return to first team action at Exeter Chiefs. […]

Champions will have to be at their best against Bristol

11 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Gloucester v Bristol Today. Kick-off 2pm PREMIERSHIP champions Gloucester-Hartpury will be looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season but […]

Exeter looking for a double

11 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Exeter v Sale Today. 1pm PLAY-OFF chasing Exeter host the league’s bottom side Sale, who are looking for their first victory […]

A second-half surge keeps Lucs in pole position

11 February 2024 0 comments

By ADAM DICKINSON Luctonians…………..28 Exeter Uni……………. 21 A DOSE of half-time hairdryer treatment helped Luctonians pull out a second-half comeback win over Exeter University in […]

My first foreign mission was in deepest Siberia

11 February 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Rob Debney – The former international and Premiership referee talks about his journey in the game RUGBY refereeing took me […]

Pepper’s late show clinches thriller for Durham

11 February 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Scrum-half Max Pepper scored two late tries, one in overtime, to give Durham a famous win over the seemingly indomitable […]

Sale put pressure on Saints to deliver

11 February 2024 0 comments

ACADEMY ROUND-UP By TOM JEFFREYS The penultimate round of group stage action in the Premiership U18 Academy league has left it all to play for […]

Harlequins land Wales wing Lisa

11 February 2024 0 comments

HARLEQUINS have signed Wales wing Lisa Neumann from Gloucester-Hartpury with immediate effect. The 30-year-old scored a try to help her side beat Exeter Chiefs in […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 11/02/24

9 February 2024 0 comments

England and Wales reignite one of international rugby’s oldest and greatest rivalries on Saturday and they’ll be action, comments and analysis from Twickenham in The […]

University helps lift Exeter’s challenge

4 February 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS When Rob Baxter outlined his vision for the future of Exeter Chiefs, the director of rugby made no secret of the fact […]

At last! Freeman and Roots give Borthwick reasons to be cheerful

4 February 2024 0 comments

SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK CAIN Italy………………………………. 24pts Tries: A Garbisi 11, Allan 26, Ioane 85 Conversions: Allan 13, 27; P Garbisi 86 Penalties: Allan […]

Once again, the fans are being taken for granted

4 February 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE European Cup’s ‘round of 16’ takes some beating when it comes to fiddling with a successful […]

RFU double standards alive and well

4 February 2024 0 comments

Surprise, surprise, double standards are alive and well at the RFU. The latest example is the decision is to give a dispensation to Junior Kpoku, […]

Wills double earns Bears memorable derby win

4 February 2024 0 comments

■ By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol Bears ..22pts Tries: Atkin-Davies 35, Wills 48, 52, Varley 67 Conversions: Aitchison 67 Exeter Chiefs.. 12pts Tries: Johnson 5, Doidge […]

Unlucky Bev had just the two caps

4 February 2024 0 comments

It was remiss of this column not to note the passing of former Bristol and England prop Bev Dovey last month aged 85. Dovey, below, […]

Great to see jeopardy in battle to be champions

4 February 2024 0 comments

Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to former Harlequins and England winger Ugo Monye, below, now a pundit for TNT Sports, about the state of play in […]

Dunn: I want to finish my time with a trophy

4 February 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Tom Dunn has spent his senior career at Bath and intends to finish it by emulating the teams he watched as a […]

Ojomoh delight as England call up his boy Max

4 February 2024 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Former England back row Steve Ojomoh is thrilled that his son Max has been called into the England squad and is eager […]

Odendaal enjoying his life back in the Prem

4 February 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Burger Odendaal was one of the few Premiership players who did not welcome the break for the Six Nations, raring to go […]

Hosts have no answer to electric Kucera

4 February 2024 0 comments

National 2W By MO SHER Dudley K………………. 19 Exeter Uni…………….38 DUDLEY Kingswinford’s winless start to 2024 continued as they lost out to a William Kucera-inspired […]

Aspiration key to maintain a vibrant league

4 February 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gavin Cattle, the joint head coach of Cornish Pirates Why did you get into […]

Swansea claim a bonus to climb off bottom

4 February 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The home stretch of BUCS Super Rugby settled into its flow after a hugely entertaining, and impactful, re-opening week with […]

Chiefs bring in Coventry centre Rigg

4 February 2024 0 comments

COVENTRY centre Will Rigg has signed for Exeter. The 23-yearold has scored 14 tries in 31 appearances for the Championship side and joins the Chiefs […]

Rams would be happy to play in RFU’s new Tier 2

28 January 2024 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the new Tier 2 League […]

Kvesic backing Cov to push Ealing all the way

28 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Coventry went top of the Championship table last weekend following their dramatic win over London Scottish and star flanker Matt Kvesic is […]

Van Graan delighted by Spencer’s recall

28 January 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Bath boss Johann van Graan has hailed Ben Spencer’s England return as a triumph of perseverance after his captain and scrum-half was […]

Hill’s move to Lyon hangs in the balance

28 January 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lyon’s move for England lock Jonny Hill appears to be on the brink of collapse after he suffered a […]

Hepburn waits for an offer at Exeter

28 January 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter are yet to offer loosehead Alec Hepburn, above, who has been named in Scotland’s Six Nations squad, a […]

Saracens in position for sprint to the line

28 January 2024 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens …………………….. 40pts Tries: Hadfield 5, 65; Van Zyl 13, Gonzales 41, McFarland 80 Conversions: Farrell 14, 42, 66 Penalties: Farrell 30, […]

McCall: We are back in the mix

28 January 2024 0 comments

Mark McCall says Saracens are back ‘in the mix’ after a stuttering couple of months. “The last 13 days have been the most enjoyable of […]

Red Roses: Katie Buchanan

28 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER CHIEFS WINGER Birthplace: Mansfield Date of birth: 31/07/03 Community club: Mansfield RFC Caps: 0 Why I play rugby: For the feeling […]

Star-laden Exeter wary of wounded Sharks

28 January 2024 0 comments

PREVIEW… Sale v Exeter Today. Kick-off 1pm, CorpAcq Stadium EXETER’S six England training squad players will all feature against Sale in a rearranged match that […]

Clouds of confusion hang over Evans

28 January 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At the end of a week when the clouds of confusion thickened over Wales, one victim of […]

Gatland: You write us off at your peril

28 January 2024 0 comments

Six Nations team-by-team previews: Wales Paul Rees finds the coach in bullish mood about his team’s chances in the coming weeks WELSH rugby is going […]

Time for Borthwick to deliver

28 January 2024 0 comments

Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World Cup semi-finalists IT IS […]

Prodigal son needs to pull the right strings

28 January 2024 0 comments

Six Nations team-by-team previews: Scotland Paul Rees listens to Gregor Townsend as he admits that it’s about time his team got their act together GREGOR […]

Conquistador going in search of pot of gold

28 January 2024 0 comments

Six Nations team-by-team previews: Italy Brendan Gallagher predicts new coach Gonzalo Quesada could just be a very good appointment SO what next for Italy? What […]

Young Guns: Harlequins and England U20s second row Harry Browne

28 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Harry Browne is eager to nail down a starting slot for England U20 in the forthcoming Six Nations. The 19-year-old second row […]

Late try drama sees Exeter edge past Old Reds

28 January 2024 0 comments

By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni…………….35 Old Redcliffians….34 THE fight between Exeter and Old Redcliffians was a tight battle yesterday but one that the home side […]

The tackle: Different options are available

28 January 2024 0 comments

Dafydd Jenkins’ yellow card last week for Exeter against Bayonne has caused much debate with most people agreeing that is was almost physically impossible for […]

New year but same old Exeter at the top

28 January 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby returned with a bang on Wednesday with six changes in the league table. Most dramatically, was last […]

Exeter College top 10 in Devon

28 January 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Tens season is upon us and the first such tournament took place in the south-west with the Mount Kelly festival. […]

Saints on course to face Bath in the final

28 January 2024 0 comments

ACADEMY LEAGUE By TOM JEFFREYS Bath continued their perfect record to all but secure a spot in the play-off final in the Premiership Rugby U18s […]

Premiership previews: Round 12

26 January 2024 0 comments

After a two-week break for European action, the Premiership is all set for its final round of matches before the Six Nations. With Steve Borthwick’s […]

Paver: Championship a great launchpad

21 January 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Alan Paver insists the Championship still remains the ‘perfect launchpad’ for young players and coaches to reach the very pinnacle of the […]

Beard: To get the call was a dream come true

21 January 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Oscar Beard missed the call he dared not expect. The Harlequins centre had shut himself in his room at home at the […]

It’s unbelievable! Mann delighted as he’s called into Wales squad

21 January 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Alex Mann hadn’t started a single game of regional rugby before this season – now he’s in the Wales Six Nations squad. […]

Quesada turns to Vintcent

21 January 2024 0 comments

Exeter’s South Africa-born No.8 Ross Vintcent has been called up by new Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada. Vintcent joins prop trio Matteo Nocera, Luca Rizzoli […]

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