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Baxter: Bath got under our skin

21 April 2024 0 comments

Exeter boss Rob Baxter believes his side need to win all of their remaining Premiership games to stand any chance of making the play-offs. “I […]

Outsiders aiming for a place in the final

21 April 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle BEFORE this season’s Champions Cup started, there […]

Baxter backs world club champs

14 April 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter welcomes plans for a new club world championship providing it is financially viable. Slated to start […]

The pinball wizard who can fire Exeter

14 April 2024 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso was a pretty unknown factor before the Six Nations, but the 21-year-old winger’s rise from Cardiff […]

Exeter confirm swoop for Ealing’s Roots

14 April 2024 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs have confirmed the signing of Ealing Trailfinders prop Jimmy Roots, as revealed in The Rugby Paper last month. The 24-year-old tighthead is the […]

Another barmy idea from the men in suits

14 April 2024 0 comments

The Ministry of Silly Walks was a Monty Python sketch which lampooned bureaucratic inefficiency. Rugby Union requires something similar to shame the unaccountable administrators turning […]

Time to create a new dynasty

14 April 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at what Mark McCall needs to do at Saracens as several big names head for the exit door WHEN Saracens first won […]

Baxter: All these law changes are madness

7 April 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Rob Baxter believes World Rugby’s latest proposals to make further law changes will end up alienating supporters, rather than attracting them. The […]

Manny stars for Baxter’s battling Chiefs

7 April 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ………………………….21pts Tries: Vintcent 23, Fisilau 56, Roots 66 Conversions: Slade 23, 56, 66 Bath ……………………………..15pts Tries: du Toit 21, Hill 28 […]

‘It came down to small margins’

7 April 2024 0 comments

Disappointed Bath boss Johann van Graan insists his side will ‘regroup’ in the wake of their Champions Cup exit. “We are incredibly disappointed, because we […]

Too much tinkering is causing confusion

7 April 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Rugby Union is in the grip of the “the law of unintended consequences”, which is the most […]

Exeter flyer on the fast track to top

31 March 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Rob Baxter has warned opposition defences that England sensation Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will only get better with time after impressing for both club […]

We’ve got to make sure we play the game our way – Baxter

31 March 2024 0 comments

EXETER boss Rob Baxter has made seven changes to the starting XV following last weekend’s bonus point win over Newcastle. International quartet Henry Slade, Immanuel […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 31/03/24

29 March 2024 0 comments

Time is running out for the RFU’s new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) to be agreed, and you can find the latest progress after a meeting […]

Baxter: Clubs will take Cup more seriously

24 March 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES The Premiership will shut down next season during the two international windows, meaning more clubs are likely to take the Premiership Cup […]

Chiefs do enough to get past Newcastle

24 March 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ………………………….. 25pts Tries: Fisilau 12, Wimbush 24, Sio 32, Tuima 39 Conversion: Hodge 39 Penalty: Hodge 73 Newcastle …………………….16pts Tries: Stevenson […]

Baxter backing Jenkins to bounce back at Chiefs

24 March 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has backed Dafydd Jenkins to bounce back from the disappointment of leading Wales to a first Six Nations wooden spoon […]

Exeter secure Feyi-Waboso on long-term contract

20 March 2024 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs have signed 21-year-old England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso on a “long-term” contract. Feyi-Waboso joined the Devonians midway through last season following the liquidation of […]

University game plays huge role in development

17 March 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gareth Elliott, below, head of men’s rugby at Exeter University in Nat 2 West […]

Fit-again Capstick looking for slice of the action

10 March 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Pizza boss Richard Capstick says he desperate for a slice of the action as Exeter ready themselves for the return of the […]

Baxter turns his attention to top Ealing pair

10 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE – EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Having already snapped up Coventry’s star centre Will Rigg in a mid-season swoop, Exeter are going back […]

The team culture at Exeter blew me away

3 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Bryan Rennie – The former Scotland A, Border Reivers, London Irish, Exeter & Bristol centre, now general manager of the […]

Baxter expecting decision on Slade future soon

18 February 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Exeter expect to know “very shortly’ whether England centre Henry Slade will be extending his 13-year stay at Sandy Park. The 30-year […]

Magnificent Mercer takes no prisoners

18 February 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Gloucester …………………… 17ptsTries: Mercer 6, Llewellyn 11, Hathaway 31 Conversions: Tries: Barton 12 Exeter Chiefs ……………….14pts Vermeulen 60, Vintcent 68 Conversions: Skinner […]

‘If England happens, then it happens’

18 February 2024 0 comments

ZACH Mercer said his man-of-the-match performance was down to his desire to prove himself with Gloucester, not a response to being overlooked by England. The […]

Hendrickson enjoying his new life in Japan

18 February 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Tom Hendrickson is settling well to life in the Far East having swapped the Premiership for that of Japanese Rugby League One. […]

Anglo-Welsh league ‘depends on money’

11 February 2024 1 comment

By PAUL REES Premiership coaches have given their backing to Warren Gatland’s call for an Anglo-Welsh league – as long as the finances add up. […]

Norey’s treble helps Exeter run riot to leave Scarlets on the floor

11 February 2024 0 comments

Friendlies By MARK STEVENS Exeter …………. 57pts Tries: Norey 9, 48, 61; Rigg 14, 23; Hodge 21, Pearson 63, Yeandle 78, 80 Conversions: Hodge 15, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The talent is there – now let’s be bold

21 January 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick talked of England “turning a corner” when he announced his preliminary England squad of 36 […]

Borthwick puts club form at top of his list

21 January 2024 0 comments

SIX NATIONS COUNTDOWN Paul Rees says change will be gradual rather than sudden as teams renew after World Cup THE first Six Nations after a […]

Charismatic Farrell the right choice for Lions

14 January 2024 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK ANDY Farrell is a very good choice as Lions head coach of the 2025 tour of Australia. It […]

Slade keeps his cool to snatch it for Exeter

14 January 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ……………………………19pts Tries: Vermeulen 40, Frost 63, Wimbush 77 Conversions: Slade 40, 78 Glasgow………………………..17pts Tries: Rowe 28, Tuipulotu 55 Conversions: Weir 28, […]

Smith: We had a lot of chances

14 January 2024 0 comments

“CLOSE, but no cigar” was how Glasgow head coach Franco Smith summed up his side’s narrow loss. The Warriors led for 77 minutes at Sandy […]

First-half tries were crucial – Dowson

7 January 2024 0 comments

Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson said the two tries before half-time were crucial as they fought back from 26-0 down to stun Exeter. “We […]

Class acts who have inspired a generation

7 January 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Jack Rowell, the man behind Bath’s “golden decade” at the back end of the amateur era, bore the mark of a […]

Borthwick puts his foot on the accelerator

7 January 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at how England, without Owen Farrell at the helm, could turn into an attacking force Steve Borthwick’s England promise to look very […]

Premiership previews: Round 11

5 January 2024 0 comments

Round 11 of the Premiership heralds the inaugural weekend of matches in 2024 with just three points separating the top six teams. Round ten smashed […]

Baxter: We gave away soft penalties

31 December 2023 0 comments

Rob Baxter believed his Chiefs should have won more comfortably after their 24-14 win at Bristol. “We started well and gained momentum to subdue the […]

Chiefs enjoying life on the road for once

31 December 2023 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bristol ……………………………14pts Tries: Oghre 11, Heward 36 Conversions: Sheedy 11, 36 Exeter ………………………….. 24pts Tries: Iosefa-Scott 6, Feyi-Wasobo 21, Townsend 41, Vermuelen […]

Reasons to be cheerful for rugby’s year ahead

31 December 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees canvasses the views of Premiership directors of rugby and finds there is a fair amount of optimism IT IS another year the professional […]

Leicester suffer as Chiefs put on a show

24 December 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ……………… 29pts Tries: Vermeulen 7, Penalty 10, Slade 39, Tuima 80 Conversions: Slade 7, 40 Penalty: Slade 51 Leicester Tigers […]

McKellar unhappy with poor first half

24 December 2023 0 comments

LEICESTER head coach Dan McKellar bemoaned a dismal first half that saw the visitors trail 21-0. “It was a poor start from us,” he said. […]

Here’s my England squad for Six Nations

24 December 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There will have been times when the honeymoon period predicted for Steve Borthwick’s first year as England […]

It’s been incredible to be here for so long

24 December 2023 0 comments

Jon Newcombe catches up with Saracens DoR Mark McCall, who has been the boss since 2011 With his 13th calendar year as director of rugby […]

Ewers happy to take on new challenge

17 December 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS For years the imposing figure of Dave Ewers made a habit of steamrollering his way around Premiership pitches up and down the […]

Baxter: We must be ready for war

17 December 2023 0 comments

■By MARK STEVENS PREVIEW… Exeter v Munster Today, kick-off 1pm Sandy Park Delight: Exeter celebrate their last-gasp win in Toulon PICTURE: Alamy ROB Baxter this […]