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CONTENTS Chief Executive & Chairman: Tony Rowe CBE, Hon LLD Deputy Chief Executive: Keiron Northcott Directors: Rob Baxter OBE, Steve Byrne, Mark Champion, Brian Lodge, Chris Over Managing Director: Natasha Pavis Sales and Marketing Director: Lisa Duncan Finance Director: Nicky Teague Stadium Operations Director: Mark Isaacs Administration Director: Toni Percival President: Bob Staddon Director of Rugby: Rob Baxter OBE, Hon LLD Head Coach: Ali Hepher Coaches: Rob Hunter, Ricky Pellow, Omar Mouniemne, Haydn Thomas, Gareth Steenson Academy Manager: Rob Gibson Team Manager: Tony Walker Head of Strength & Conditioning: Mark Twiggs Director of Sports Medicine: Adrian Harris Head of Sports Medicine: Jamie Fulton Corporate Account Manager: Sam McIntyre 01392 890879 - (M) 07741 146980 Media & Communications Manager: Mark Stevens Community Development Manager: Aron Struminski Merchanise Manager: Sarah Scott - 01392 890872 Design & Production: Jonny Carus Programme Editor: Mark Stevens Photography: JMP, Getty Images, Steve Haag Images, Inpho, Olly Woodburn

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welcome

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We know all too well what it takes to succeed at this level and fixtures like today are the ones that challenge us as a squad and as a club

Good afternoon to you all and welcome back to Sandy Park for our Heineken Champions Cup clash with Castres Olympique.

In what is our final pool game of the competition, we head into today’s fixture knowing that we are already assured of a place in the last 16, thanks to the losing bonus point we picked up in South Africa a week ago against the Bulls.

The job, however, is far from done as the key aim now is to ensure we have home advantage in the next phase of the competition. To do that, we must do our utmost to overcome our French visitors and secure the victory we crave.

Although pointless from their three games so far, Castres are a proud club and no doubt they will arrive here in Devon determined to end their own campaign on somewhat of a high note.

The threat they pose is certainly significant, particularly as they have nothing to lose and everything to gain from today’s match.

The Champions Cup, as we know from past experience, is the pinnacle of the club game, bringing together the top 24 cliubs from across Europe (and Africa) in a series of showpiece fixtures.

Having won the competition back in 2020, we know all too well what it takes to succeed at this level and fixtures like today are the ones that challenge us as a squad and as a club.

Over the years, Europe has also provided us with some memorable away-day memories and our trip to Pretoria last week again did just that. Although a lengthy trek, the trip itself - albeit the end result was fantastic and not only allowed us to spread the name of Exeter Chiefs to another part of the world, but also allowed us to build some quality contacts within the game.

To those supporters who travelled over as well, it was brilliant to see you before, during and after the game really enjoying the whole experience.

Whilst away, I was also being kept up to date with the fortunes of our women’s side who, it has to be said, produced a stunning performance to defeat reigning champions Saracens here at Sandy Park.

Susie Appleby and her team have certainly attacked the Allianz Premier 15s so far this season and this latest result was further evidence of how they are progressing week by week.

On all fronts, the club are progressing well and as we advance further into 2023, I’m excited at what can happen next!

TONY ROWE CBE

CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE EXETER RUGBY CLUB

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The quality and tradition of the three South African sides will add a new layer of interest as the Heineken Champions Cup extends its global reach

A warm welcome to this Round 4 match in the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup and a Happy New Year to all as we reach the business end of the tournament’s pool stage.

Following the historic introduction of the leading South African clubs, it comes as no surprise that the Cell C Sharks, Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers have already made a major impact and all remain in contention to book coveted places in the knockout stage.

With the top eight clubs in each pool guaranteed qualification, there’s an important incentive in that the four highest-ranked clubs in each pool will earn home matches in the Round of 16. In addition, the clubs which finish ninth and 10th in each pool will qualify for the Round of 16 of the EPCR Challenge Cup. So, after what promises to be more world-class action this month, we’ll have a clearer idea of the pathway to the eagerly-anticipated Finals weekend at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium next May for which nearly 70,000 tickets have already been sold.

Our long-standing broadcast partners, BT Sport, beIN SPORTS and France Télévisions, continue to provide superb coverage of the Heineken Champions Cup in the UK, Ireland and France respectively, while SuperSport in South Africa, ITV and RTÉ in the UK and Ireland, S4C in Wales and FloRugby in the USA and Canada are already making valuable contributions to the growth of tournament.

We hope that you enjoy the match and best wishes to you, the fans, as well as to your club’s players and staff as we anticipate the joy and the occasional heartache that comes when qualification for the Heineken Champions Cup knockout stage is on the line!

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We are delighted to be joined on the journey to Dublin by our long-standing title partner, Heineken, by our official partners, DHL, IHG and Tissot, by our official supporters, Gilbert and Kappa, and also by our official airline partner in South Africa, Qatar Airways.

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welcome I would like to extend a very warm welcome to everyone attending Rounds 4 of the 2022/23 Heineken® Champions Cup and wish you all a Happy New Year.

Last month we hit the ground running with some truly memorable fixtures, and it’s safe to say that those ties have whetted our appetite for these next rounds of games to kick off 2023.

As always, we wish the best of luck to all participating sides and for this season’s tournament we extend a special welcome to The DHL Stormers, The Vodacom Bulls and The Cell C Sharks from South Africa.

are all very much looking forward to seeing them face Europe’s best sides in the weeks and months ahead.

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Their participation brings an additional competitive and international edge to this great tournament, and I’m sure, like me, you

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ROB baxter Good afternoon to you all and welcome to Sandy Park for today’s Heineken Champions Cup encounter with Castres Olympique.

Today, we enter our final pool game of this season’s Champions Cup with everything to play for. With 11 points already in the bag, victory this afternoon can secure a home last 16 fixture with a good performance and, could also give us the opportunity to fight for a home quarter-final, so this really is a very significant game for the club.

The last couple of weeks have been really important for us, firstly beating Northampton Saints pushed us up the Gallagher Premiership table, where we are now very much in touch with the top four.

After that, we then we dealt with a lot of challenges in Pretoria to secure the all-importtant losing bonus point against the Bulls. Of course, you want to win every game you play, but often in this competition away points of any kind can make all the difference when the qualification for the final rounds is ultimately decided.

The opportunity for a home last 16 game is now in our hands, rather than us waiting on other people, and although we still have a big challenge today againsy Castres, we at least we have a definite goal to fight for and that’s something I’ve spelt out to the squad this week.

One of the highlights of last week in South Africa was seeing the number of Chiefs supporters in Pretoria. Many who travelled stayed in the team hotel and then each group could be clearly heard in the ground supporting the team both before, during and after the game. I really can’t thank you all enough and hope you had a great experience.

I also want to congratulate the six players (Sam Simmonds, Henry Slade, Dafydd Jenkins, Christ Tshiunza, Jonny Gray and Stuart Hogg), all of whom have been selected to join their countries for the up coming Guinness Six Nations Championship.

Hopefully, in the future, we will see this group joined by some of our young players who are starting to come through and have their sights set on being the next international Chiefs.

Finally I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Castres back to Sandy Park. To their coaches, players, officials and supporters, we hope you enjoy your stay with us.

Enjoy the Game!

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EWERS TO DEPART CHIEFS AT END OF THE SEASON FOR NEW START WITH ULSTER Exeter Chiefs confirmed this week that long-serving forward Dave Ewers will be leaving the Gallagher Premiership club at the end of the current campaign to join United Rugby Championship side, Ulster Rugby.

The 32-year-old has been a stand-out figure for the Chiefs over many years, so far amassing 226 first-team games and 38 tries for the Devon club.

A product of the club’s highly successful Academy system, Ewers made his debut back in 2009 in a British & Irish Cup fixture away to Newport at Rodney Parade.

Since then, he has helped the club to lift the LV= Cup in 2014, as well as two Premiership Rugby titles, as well a Heineken Champions Cup crown.

A destructive ball-carrier, as well as robust defender, it remains a mystery how Ewers has never been capped at Test level. A consistent performer on the big stage, he is the third confirmed departure at the end of the season, joining Luke Cowan-Dickie and Sam Simmonds, both of whom are joined French Top 14 outfit, Montpellier.

Commenting on his departure, Ewers said: “Obviously, I’m gutted to be leaving the Chiefs. It has been my life for so many years and I’ve been blessed to have made so many happy memories, as well as life-long friends.

“To sum up all those years in words is incredibly tough to do, but it’s been an unbelievable journey and one that I am very proud to have been part of. Like all good things, they have to come an end at some stage and now I have a new chapter in my career to look forward to with Ulster.

“Between now and then, I have a big job to do here at the Chiefs and I will be doing everything I can to ensure that my final months with Exeter are the best they can be.”

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five in african adventure Exeter Chiefs knew they had to tackle some African beasts when they faced the Vodacom Bulls in last Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld.

However, ahead of that much-anticipated Round Three encounter, Rob Baxter’s squad were able to get up close and personal with other imposing characters in the South African bush.

Taking time out from their intense training programme in Pretoria, the Chiefs squad headed 30 minutes north of the city to the hugely impressive Tshikwalo Game Lodge, which is situated within the Dinokeng Game Reserve.

Dinokeng is the first free-roaming Big 5 game reserve in Gauteng, offering an amazing African bush experience for

visitors. Organised by the club’s Head of Strength & Conditioning, Mark Twiggs, the Chiefs group rose early on Thursday morning to experience the three-hour drive, which covered part of the 52,000 acre reserve, which lies in the catchment area of two rivers that flow into the Olifants and Limpopo rivers and on to the Indian Ocean.

In addition to the Big Five animals (lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo and rhino), the reserve also plays home to cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, brown hyenas, wildebeests, kudu, impalas, antelopes, monkeys, hippos and crocodiles.

There are also more than 300 species of birds, including: ostrich, ospreys, martial eagles, guineafowl, herons and the endangered blue crane.

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SIX NATIONS CALL FOR EXETER INTERNATIONALS Six of Rob Baxter’s Exeter Chiefs squad have this week been selected in their national squads for the upcoming Guiness Six Nations Championship.

Sam Simmonds and Henry Slade form part of Steve Borthwick’s 36-man England squad that will gather next week to begin their preparations for their Championship opener against Scotland on Saturday, February 4 (4:45pm).

Club-mate Luke Cowan-Dickie has been ruled out of selection due to an ankle injury, whilst Jack Nowell has not been selected.

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Up against that Twickenham will be Scotland, who this week confirmed Jonny Gray and Stuart Hogg in their squad for the tournament.

Hogg, who is currently on 96 caps for his country, is expected to hit the landmark of 100 Test caps during the Six Nations.

Meanwhile, returning Welsh head coach Warren Gatland has selected young Chiefs forwards Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza in his 37-strong squad.

It will be Jenkins’ first introduction into the tournament, having only made his Test debut last November against Georgia in Cardiff.

jenkins rewarded for his form with rpa monthly award Dafydd Jenkins has become the second Exeter Chiefs player this season to win the Rugby Players’ Association MVP of the Month.

Team-mate Richard Capstick picked up the award in September and now Jenkins can add his name to the list, which also includes Sale’s Joe Carpenter (October) and Bath’s Ted Hill (November).

The 20-year-old beat off the challenge of Charlie Atkinson (Leicester Tigers), Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Will Joseph (London Irish), Guy Pepper (Newcastle Falcons) and Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks) to land the award for the month of December.

It’s already been quite the season for Jenkins, who in November became the youngest-ever player to captain a side in the Gallagher Premiership, when he lead the Chiefs out against London Irish at Sandy Park.

A week later, the Bridgend-born star won his first Test cap for Wales, coming off the bench in their Autumn Nations Series encounter with Georgia.

Commenting on his award, Jenkins said: “Obviously, I’m very happy to have been named the Player of the Month for December. It’s been a big few months for me, especially making my debut for Wales and captaining the Chiefs for the first time.

“To be recognised for an award like this is obviously very pleasing, but I also have to thank the boys around me who have been class. Without them you are only half as good as a player, so they have to take some of the plaudits for this as well.”

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SLADE HAS RED CARD DISMISSED BY PANEL Exeter Chiefs centre, Henry Slade, has had the red card which was issued to him during his club’s Heineken Champions Cup, Round 3 match against the Vodacom Bulls, dismissed following an independent Disciplinary Hearing.

Slade was sent off by the replacement referee, Thomas Charabas (France), in the 54th minute of the match at Loftus Versfeld for tackling the Vodacom Bulls full-back, Kurt-Lee Arendse, in a dangerous manner in contravention of Law 9.13.

An independent Disciplinary Committee comprising Jennifer Donovan (Ireland),

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Chair, Frank Hadden (Scotland) and Yannick Jauzion (France) considered video imagery of the incident and heard evidence from Slade, who did not accept the red card decision, and heard submissions from the player’s legal representative, Richard Smith KC, from the Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, and from the EPCR Disciplinary Officer, Liam McTiernan.

The committee decided that while Slade had committed an act of foul play, it did not warrant a sending off.

The red card decision was therefore dismissed and he is free to play.

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T: HODGE, KATA, KIRSTEN, INNARD C: J SIMMONDS (2), SKINNER (2)

Bulls: Bulls: K-L Arendse; C Moodie, W Simelane (L Mapoe 75), H Vorster, DJ Kriel; C Smith (J Goosen 59), Z Burger, G Steenekamp, J Grobbelaar (B Du Plessis 17-27, 71), M Smith; R Vermaak (J Swanepoel 59), R Nortjé (capt); M van Staden (N Carr 69-75), N Carr (WJ Steenkamp 59), E Louw. Replacements: (not used): D Smith, F Klopper, E Papier.

Chiefs: J Hodge; J Nowell, H Slade (capt), S Kata (r O’Loughlin 65), O Woodburn; J Simmonds (H Skinner 58), S Maunder (J Maunder 58); S Sio (J Kenny 58), J Innard (J Yeandle 53-58, Innard 58), H Williams (J Iosefa-Scott 58); J Dunne (J Kirsten 53), D Jenkins; D Ewers (G Fisilau 53), C Tshiunza, S Simmonds.

Red Card: Slade Referee: M Raynal.

Attendance: 8,693

MATCH STATS

38% 47% 165 6 P O SS ESS I O N

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62% 53% 83 4 TOP PERFORMERS

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Chiefs: J Hodge; J Nowell, H Slade, S Kata (R O’Loughlin 70), O Woodburn; J Simmonds (H Skinner 63), S Maunder (J Maunder 63); S Sio (J Kenny 63), L Cowan-Dickie (capt, J Yeandle 58), H Williams (J Iosefa-Scott 67); D Jenkins (R van Heerden 67), J Dunne; D Ewers, C Tshiunza, S Simmonds (G Fisilau 67).

Saints: T Freeman (T Collins 55); J Mann, M Proctor, F Dingwall (C Braley 68), C Skosun (R Hutchinson 47); G Furbank, A Mitchell; A Waller (E Iyogen 54-63), M Haywood (R Smith 58), P Hill (A Petch 62); A Coles (K Wilkins 72), A Moon; L SalakaiaLoto, A Scott-Young (S Graham 63), L Ludlam (capt).

Referee: A Leal

Attendance: 8,215

MATCH STATS

49% 45% 134 5 P O SS ESS I O N

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51% 55% 135 2 TOP PERFORMERS

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DAVE EWERS CHRIST TSHIUNZA 19 26 LUKE COWAN-DICKIE DAFYDD JENKINS JACK DUNNE 9 18 23 SOLOMONE KATA CHRIST TSHIUNZA HARRY WILLIAMS 7 18 19 27

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WORCESTER WARRIORS

W 21-36 4,999

J SIMMONDS

NOWELL

O’LOUGHLIN WHITTEN

WOODBURN SKINNER

TOWNSEND

HEPBURN Y

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15:00

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HARLEQUINS

W 43-42 9,399

J SIMMONDS

NOWELL

SLADE

WHITTEN

WOODBURN SKINNER

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HEPBURN C

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BRISTOL BEARS

W 20-35 3,704

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KATA

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HEPBURN C

W 14-50 19,365

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SLADE

O’LOUGHLIN

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J MAUNDER

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WORCESTER WARRIORS

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SARACENS

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HOGG

NOWELL

SLADE

WHITTEN

WOODBURN SKINNER

J MAUNDER

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19:45

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HODGE

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WOODBURN SKINNER

J MAUNDER

SIO

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19:45

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L 26-19

12,799

HODGE

JOHN

O’LOUGHLIN WHITTEN

WOODBURN J SIMMONDS

J MAUNDER

SIO

Y

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17:00

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3,126

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WOODBURN J SIMMONDS

S MAUNDER

SIO

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13:00

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BULLS

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NOWELL

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S MAUNDER

SIO

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BATH

W 20-15 13,537

HODGE

NOWELL

SLADE

KATA

WOODBURN J SIMMONDS

S MAUNDER

SIO

Y

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15:00

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SARACENS

L 35-3

HODGE

NOWELL

SLADE

KATA

WOODBURN J SIMMONDS

S MAUNDER

SIO

Y

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16:30

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NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

W 35-12 8,215

HODGE

NOWELL

SLADE

KATA

WOODBURN J SIMMONDS

S MAUNDER

SIO

C

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BULLS

L 39-28

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NOWELL

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KATA

WOODBURN J SIMMONDS

S MAUNDER

SIO

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CASTRES

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PREM CUP SEMI-FINAL SALE SHARKS

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HARLEQUINS

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14:30

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NEWCASTLE FALCONS

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PREM CUP FINAL

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LEICESTER TIGERS

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YEANDLE

WILLIAMS

KATA

DUNNE

V HEERDEN EWERS

PEARSON

VERMEULEN

INNARD

HEPBURN

I-SCOTT

JENKINS

TUIMA

S MAUNDER

BECCONSALL

NNARD

O’BRIEN

WILLIAMS

D JENKINS

V HEERDEN EWERS

PEARSON

VERMEULEN

FROST

SIO

SCHICKERLING

DUNNE

TUIMA

S MAUNDER

BECCONSALL

FEYI-WABOSO

YEANDLE

WILLIAMS

D JENKINS

V HEERDEN PEARSON

TSHIUNZA

VERMEULEN

FROST

SIO

SCHICKERLING

DUNNE

EWERS

S MAUNDER

BECCONSALL

KATA

NNARD

I-SCOTT

BELL

BAILEY

TUIMA

DAVIS

FISILAU

NOREY

SOUTHWORTH

JOHNSON

TEAGUE

GRONDONA

JAMES

CORNISH

F NOWELL

NNARD

I-SCOTT

DUNNE

PEARSON

TUIMA

DAVIS

FISILAU

FROST

SOUTHWORTH

SCHICKERLING

BAILEY

GRONDONA

CAIRNS

HENDRICKSON

WIMBUSH

YEANDLE

WILLIAMS

D JENKINS

GRAY

EWERS

TSHIUNZA

S SIMMONDS FROST

HEPBURN

I-SCOTT

V HEERDEN GRONDONA

BECCONSALL

KATA

HODGE

C-DICKIE

WILLIAMS

D JENKINS

GRAY

EWERS

TSHIUNZA

S SIMMONDS YEANDLE

HEPBURN

I-SCOTT

V HEERDEN GRONDONA

BECCONSALL

KATA

HODGE

YEANDLE

WILLIAMS

D JENKINS

GRAY

EWERS

TSHIUNZA

S SIMMONDS FROST

I-SCOTT

SCHICKERLING

DUNNE

GRONDONA

CAIRNS

HENDRICKSON

HOGG

YEANDLE

WILLIAMS

V HEERDEN GRAY

GRONDONA

TSHIUNZA

FISILAU

I-SCOTT

SCHICKERLING

DUNNE

PEARSON

CAIRNS

HENDRICKSON

O’LOUGHLIN

C-DICKIE

WILLIAMS

D JENKINS

DUNNE

EWERS

TSHIUNZA

S SIMMONDS YEANDLE

KENNY

I-SCOTT

V HEERDEN FISILAU

J MAUNDER

SKINNER

O’LOUGHLIN

NNARD

WILLIAMS

D JENKINS

DUNNE

EWERS

TSHIUNZA

S SIMMONDS YEANDLE

KENNY

I-SCOTT

KIRSTEN

J MAUNDER

SKINNER

O’LOUGHLIN

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MANAGEMENT

EXETER CHIEFS ALI HEPHER HEAD COACH

OMAR MOUNEIMNE DEFENCE COACH TONY WALKER TEAM MANAGER ROB GIBSON ACADEMY MANAGER ADRIAN HARRIS DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE

ROB HUNTER FORWARDS COACH

JAMIE FULTON HEAD OF SPORTS MEDICINE ADAM REUBEN CLUB DOCTOR STEVE HAW PHYSIOTHERAPIST ALEX HOLLAND PHYSIOTHERAPIST JOSH KENNEDY PHYSIOTHERAPIST

RICKY PELLOW SKILLS COACH

JONNY MARKS PHYSIOTHERAPIST CHRIS STOKES PHYSIOTHERAPIST TOM EAST SPORTS REHABILITATOR MARK TWIGGS HEAD OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ROB BEDDARD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

HAYDN THOMAS SENIOR COACH

JOE SATT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH NICK COX STRENGTH & REHABILITATION COACH ARON STRUMINSKI

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER GARETH ELLIOTT HEAD OF PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

ROB BAXTER OBE DIRECTOR OF RUGBY

MATT TRIBBLE / OLLIE CHALK ANALYSTS GARETH STEENSON SENIOR COACH

KYE MUNSLOW OPERATIONS & KIT MANAGER

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SHORTS RUGBY CURRY AND COWAN-DICKIE OUT OF SIX NATIONS OPENER Back-row Tom Curry will miss England’s first two Six Nations games after suffering a hamstring tear in Sale’s recent Gallagher Premiership win over Harlequins.

The 24-year-old, who has 45 caps and captained England for the first time in last season’s Six Nations, will miss the matches against Scotland and Italy.

“It’s not as bad as we thought,” Sale boss Alex Sanderson said.”A 3c [hamstring tear] would have been six to eight weeks [out], and he would have been looking to play at the back end of the Six Nations. With it being a 2c and Tom being very diligent on his rehab, it means he could be back [to face] Wales.”

In addition to missing England’s first two games, Curry will also miss Sale’s Champions Cup ties against Toulouse and Ulster.

England are already without Exeter hooker Luke CowanDickie after he suffered an ankle injury.

LOADER HAPPY TO PROLONG HIS STAY WITH LONDON IRISH London Irish winger Ben Loader has extended his stay with the Gallagher Premiership club.

The 24-year-old, who came through the club’s academy, has scored 36 tries in 85 appearances.

“I love this club and everything it has done for me and my family, so staying with London Irish is the right decision,” said Loader. “The club is moving in the right trajectory - I want to embrace the challenges ahead.”

Loader has represented England at under-20 level and was called-up to England’s XV to face Barbarians in 2019.

London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney said it was important to keep the winger.

“His contribution to the team, on and off the pitch, is growing season by season - with his best years ahead of him,” Kidney said.

“As well as being a fantastic player, Ben is a very popular figure both at Hazelwood and amongst our supporter base, so we know that securing his services long term will prove very popular.”

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LEICESTER LAND COACH WILSON FOR REMAINDER OF THE SEASON Former Glasgow Warriors coach Danny Wilson has joined Leicester Tigers as a part-time coaching consultant.

The 46-year-old was sacked by Glasgow last summer, but has already agreed a deal with Harlequins to become their line-out anc contact coach in 2023-24.

Before then, he will work with the Tigers for the rest of the current campaign.

“Danny is an experienced coach who will be a great addition to our team and club,” said interim Tigers head coach Richard Wigglesworth.

“His detail on forwards and line-out is something that we are pleased to add to our group for the remainder of the season.”

Former Tigers boss Steve Borthwick and defence coach Kevin Sinfield left the club last month to take charge of the England team.

The Tigers are currently seventh in the Gallaghr Premiership following last season’s title win.

JONES BACK ON THE TEST STAGE AS HE TAKES OVER WALLABIES Former England head coach Eddie Jones is back on the international stage after he was appointed Australia’s head coach, replacing the sacked Dave Rennie.

Jones, who previously coaches the Wallabies from 2001 to 2005, has signed a five-year deal through to 2027.

The 62-year-old was dismissed by England in December after seven years in the role. He will start with Australia at the end of January with his new contract covering two Rugby World Cups and the British & Irish Lions tour in 2025.

“It is a wonderful opportunity for me to be able to come home to Australia and lead my nation to a Rugby World Cup,” said Jones. “It is going to be an immense periof for Australian rugby - as a proud Australian, it is a great honour to be able to come home and lead the national team during these years.

Rennie, 59, took over from Michael Cheika as Australia head coach in 2020.

ODENDAAL’S DELIGHT AFTER MAKING PREMIERSHIP RETURN

Northampton Saints have signed South African centre Burger Odendaal for the 2023-24 season.

The 29-year-old former Bulls skipper joined Wasps ahead of the current campaign but moved to Japanese rugby when they went into administration.

“The last couple of months have been a crazy time for my family and I,” he said. “We were just getting used to life in the UK when everything happened with Wasps, and the Premiership from what I experienced so far is a competition filled with great teams, so I’m really looking forward to returning and testing myself in English rugby once again.”

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2022/23 MEN’S SQUAD JOE BAILEY 98KG (15ST 4LBS) LOCK 1.96M (6FT 5IN) 06/07/2004

RICHARD CAPSTICK (17ST 7LBS) BACK- 113KG 1.96M (6FT 5IN) ROW 13/02/2000

AIDON DAVIS (17ST 3LBS) BACK- 110KG 1.91M (6FT 2IN) ROW 29/04/1994

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WILL BECCONSALL (13ST 2LBS) SCRUM 84KG 1.83M (5FT 11IN) HALF 20/12/2002

OLI BURROWS (17ST) HOOKER 108KG 1.87M (6FT 1IN)

TOM CAIRNS (12ST 2LBS) SCRUM 78KG 1.74M (5FT 7IN) HALF 19/06/2002

FACUNDO CORDERO

SHEA CORNISH 83KG (13ST) WING 1.80M (5FT 10IN)

LUKE COWAN-DICKIE (17ST 4LBS) HOOKER 110KG 1.85M (6FT 1IN)

JACK DUNNE 120KG (18ST 10LBS) LOCK 2.03M (6FT 8IN)

DAVE EWERS (19ST 6LBS) BACK- 125KG 1.93M (6FT 4IN) ROW 03/11/1990

WING/ FULL-BACK

85KG (13ST 2LBS) 1.77M (5FT 9IN) 31/07/1998

OLLIE DEVOTO (16ST 2LBS) CENTRE 103KG 1.94M (6FT 4IN ) 22/09/1993

16/05/2002

22/07/2000

21/11/1998

20/06/1993

KIAN GENTRY (14ST 6LBS) CENTRE 93KG 1.87M (6FT 2IN)

JONNY GRAY 121KG (19ST) LOCK 1.99M (6FT 6IN)

SANTIAGO GRONDONA 106KG (16ST 6LBS) 1.98M (6FT 6IN) 25/07/1998

BEN GRUBB 110KG (17ST 3LBS) BACK1.84M (6FT) ROW 11/10/2002

BEN HAMMERSLEY 92KG (14ST 4LBS) WING 1.83M (5FT 11IN)

IESTYN HARRIS (16ST 3LBS) HOOKER 104KG 1.83M (5FT 11IN)

TOM HENDRICKSON (15ST 7LBS) CENTRE 100KG 1.84M (6FT)

ALEC HEPBURN 114KG (17ST 9LBS) PROP 1.86M (6FT 1IN)

ARCHIE HILL (14ST 2LBS) CENTRE 90KG 1.78M (5FT 10IN)

HARRY HOCKING (16ST 8LBS) HOOKER 107KG 1.85M (6FT)

JOSH HODGE 85KG (13ST 3LBS) FULL1.89M (6FT 2IN) 23/05/2000 BACK

STUART HOGG 93KG (14ST 6LBS) FULL1.80M (5FT 9IN) 24/06/1992 BACK

JACK INNARD (16ST 6LBS) HOOKER 106KG 1.82M (5FT 11IN)

JOSH IOSEFA-SCOTT 135KG (21ST 2LBS) PROP 1.94M (6FT 4IN)

ORSON JAMES (12ST 2LBS) SCRUM- 78KG 1.80M (5FT 11IN) 31/05/2004 HALF

DAFYDD JENKINS 117KG (18ST 4LBS) LOCK 2.01M (6FT 6IN)

27/03/2003

20/05/2003

18/12/2001

03/07/1995

14/03/1994

24/11/1998

19/02/2002

16/07/1996

BACKROW

01/09/1994

30/03/1993

05/12/2002

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IWAN JENKINS 82KG (12ST 9LB) FLY1.77M (5FT 8IN) 13/03/2003 HALF

DAN JOHN (13ST 2LBS) CENTRE 84KG 1.80M (5FT 10INS) 04/10/2001 WING

MATT JOHNSON 134KG (21ST 1LBS) PROP 1.92M (6FT 3IN)

SOLOMONE KATA (16ST 3LBS) CENTRE 104KG 1.80M (5FT 10IN)

BILLY KEAST 112KG (17ST 6LBS) PROP 1.84M (6FT)

JAMES KENNY 116KG (18ST 3LBS) PROP 1.84M (6FT)

OLLIE LEATHERBARROW

JACK MAUNDER (13ST 3LBS) SCRUM- 85KG 1.80M (5FT 10IN) 05/04/1997 HALF

SAM MAUNDER (13ST 3LBS) SCRUM- 86KG 1.84M (6FT) 22/03/2000 HALF

CHARLIE MCCAIG (14ST 8LBS) CENTRE 94KG 1.91M (6FT 2IN)

JACOB MORRIS 109KG (17ST 1LBS) PROP 1.82M (5FT 11IN)

MAX NOREY (16ST 3LBS) HOOKER 104KG 1.78M (5FT 10IN)

FRANKIE NOWELL (13ST 8LBS) WING/ 88KG 1.80M (5FT 10IN) CENTRE 22/11/2002

03/12/1994

BACKROW

107KG (16ST 8LBS) 1.85M (6FT 1IN) 08/04/2002

BEN MOON 115KG (18ST 1LBS) PROP 1.80M (5FT 10IN) 14/07/1989

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16/04/2000

21/11/1997

26/05/1999

05/08/1999

BENJY JOSELAND 85KG (13ST 3LBS) WING 1.81M (5FT 9IN) 22/03/2000

JANNES KIRSTEN

LOCK/ BACK-ROW

115KG (18ST 1LBS) 1.96M (6FT 5IN) 01/12/1993

24/01/2003

JACK NOWELL 98KG (15ST 2LBS) WING 1.80M (5FT 11IN)

SEAN O’BRIEN (15ST 9LBS) CENTRE 101KG 1.87M (6FT 1IN)

RORY O’LOUGHLIN (14ST 9LBS) WING/ 95KG 1.89M (6FT 2IN) CENTRE 21/01/1994

ARTHUR RELTON 82KG (12ST 9LBS) WING 1.80M (5FT 11IN)

FIN RICHARDSON 120KG (18ST 8LBS) PROP 1.83M (6FT)

PATRICK SCHICKERLING

JOE SIMMONDS 91KG (14ST 3LBS) FLY1.83M (6FT) 19/12/1996 HALF

SAM SIMMONDS (17ST) BACK- 108KG 1.84M (6FT) 10/11/1994 ROW

HARVEY SKINNER 92KG (14ST 4LBS) FLY1.89M (6FT 2IN) 31/12/1997 HALF

HENRY SLADE (15ST 4LBS) CENTRE 98KG 1.76M (6FT 4IN)

SCOTT SIO 116KG (18ST 2LBS) PROP 1.87M (6FT 2IN)

DANNY SOUTHWORTH

MARCUS STREET 119KG (18ST 7LBS) PROP 1.85M (6FT 1IN)

CORY TEAGUE 108KG (17ST) LOCK 1.98M (6FT 6IN)

11/04/1993

17/06/2001

PROP

116KG (18ST 3LBS) 1.90M (5FT 11IN) 04/05/1999

12/05/1998

16/09/1998

06/02/1999

PROP

120KG (18ST 8LBS) 1.83M (6FT) 16/10/1998

19/03/1993

09/11/1999

LEWIS PEARSON

LOCK / BACK-ROW

112KG (17ST 6LBS) 1.94M (6FT 4IN) 26/10/1999

16/10/1991

STU TOWNSEND

SCRUMHALF

89KG (14ST) 1.76M (5FT 9IN) 11/10/1995

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RUS TUIMA (19ST 7LBS) BACK- 124KG 1.95M (6FT 5IN) 21/05/2000 ROW

RUBEN VAN HEERDEN 120KG (18ST 8LBS) LOCK 2.00M (6FT 6IN)

JACQUES VERMEULEN (18ST 7LBS) BACK- 119KG 1.95M (6FT 5IN) 08/02/1995 ROW

IAN WHITTEN (16ST 5LBS) CENTRE 105KG 1.89M (6FT 2IN)

HARRY WILLIAMS 126KG (19ST 8LBS) PROP 1.91M (6FT 4IN)

ZACK WIMBUSH (16ST 5LBS) CENTRE 105KG 1.96M (6FT 5IN)

OLLY WOODBURN 100KG (15ST 7LBS) WING 1.88M (6FT 2IN)

TOM WYATT (14ST) CENTRE 89KG 1.85M (6FT 1IN)

JACK YEANDLE (17ST 1LBS) HOOKER 109KG 1.85M (6FT 1IN)

DAN FROST (15ST 7LBS) HOOKER 100KG 1.80M (5FT 11IN)

ALFIE BELL 119KG (18ST 6LBS) LOCK 2.03M (6FT 8IN)

LOCK/ BACK-ROW

114KG (17ST 9LBS) 1.98M (6FT 6IN) 09/01/2002

05/06/1987

14/12/1999

01/10/1991

22/12/1989

27/10/1997

24/10/2003

24/04/1997

18/11/1991

12/04/2003

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Founded: 1906 Ground: Stade Pierre Fabre Rue Claude Galien 81100 Castres Capacity: 12,258

CAPTAIN: Mathieu Babillot

Website: www.bullsrugby.co.za Champions Cup Results: v EXETER CHIEFS (H) L 12-27 v EDINBURGH (A) L 31-20 v EDINBURGH (H) L 21-34 GROUND: Stade Pierre Fabre

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TOTAL CARRIES TOTAL METRES TACKLES MISSED TACKLES TRIES SCORED mins played DEFENDERS BEATEN passes offloads

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TOP PERFORMERS TOP CARRIES

TOP METRES OLLY WOODBURN JACK NOWELL STUART HOGG

DAVE EWERS

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KEVIN KORNATH

SAM SIMMONDS

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JACK NOWELL

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DAFYDD JENKINS

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NIGEL WALROND What is it with Exeter Chiefs and French referees?

Their history in Europe is littered with controversial decisions by officials from across the Channel.

The failure to red card Cian Healy in Dublin; too many from Romain Poite to mention; one or two others that come to mind; and now Thomas Charabas’ sending off of Henry Slade in Pretoria.

Now, it can’t be easy suddenly coming from running the line to refereeing a big European Champions Cup game. Charabas found himself plunged into the spotlight when his fellow countryman, the usually impressive Mathieu Raynal, pulled a hamstring.

But what annoys me with all the incidents mentioned above is that they were all made after referring the matter to the TV match official.

Anyone can make a mistake watching something once in the heat of the moment, but how can the referee persist with that error when the video evidence does not back up what they are saying?

I just couldn’t believe what was coming out of the mouth of Charabas when he was talking to his TMO to justify issuing Slade with a red card.

Direct contact to the head, high degree of danger, no mitigation…. it was unbelievable.

The pictures clearly showed that Slade made contact with Kurt-Lee Arendse’s shoulder first and then bounced up to his neck area, yet Charabas seemed to be watching something completely different!

It came as absolutely no surprise when disciplinary chiefs rescinded Henry’s red card on Tuesday night, but it should never have got that far in the first place.

I don’t think it made any difference to the final outcome as the Chiefs were trailing 32-14 when Henry departed, but top-flight club rugby deserves top-flight officiating.

You have got to take your hat off to the Chiefs, who fought back so well in the face of adversity and injustice to get two more tries and come home with a bonus point.

I think most Chiefs’ fans would have taken that outcome if it was offered to them before the game, given the fact the Bulls’ line-up was much stronger than the one Exeter faced at Sandy Park, and also the Chiefs having to contend with the heat and playing the match at such a high altitude.They came closer than most UK sides have in the past to lowering the Bulls’ colours on their own patch at Loftus Versfeld.

Exeter have already qualified for the round of 16, but a bonus-point win this evening against Castres should see them finish in the top four in Pool A and secure them a home tie.

In preparation for this game, I watched Castres’ match with Edinburgh on Sunday, and it proved to be a very enjoyable couple of hours’ entertainment, with the Scots eventually coming through a ding-dong battle 34-21 winners.

Writing this two days before the teams were announced, it remains to be seen how many of the Castres side on show at the Stade PierreFabre have made the journey over to Devon, but given the fact their European dream is over for another season, it could be a much-changed lineup running out today.

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o’loughlin says chiefs can rule europe once again IRISHMAN TARGETS CHAMPIONS CUP PUSH No stranger to the pressures of the Heineken Champions Cup, Rory O’Loughlin believes Exeter Chiefs have what it takes to once again be crowned ‘Kings of Europe’.

A former winner of the competition himself with Leinster Rugby, the 28-year-old has impressed many since making the move across the Irish Sea last summer after a six-year stint with the Dublin-based giants.

Equally at home in the centre or the wing, O’Loughlin has been a virtual ever-present for the Chiefs so far this season, helping his new club to reach the last 16 of Europe’s top club competition.

The job, however, is far from complete and victory over visiting Castres Olympique today will ensure that the Devonians will have home advantage when the competition resumes again in early April.

Victory over the French side in Round One was followed up a week later by another maximum haul against the Bulls at Sandy Park in Round Two. Last week, the South African outfit gained their revenge in the heat and altitude of Loftus Versfeld, but the losing bonus point accrued in the final minute of that game ensured Exeter’s escapades to Africa for the first time proved sufficient enough for their advancement into the latter stages.

“We’re looking forward to being back at Sandy Park this weekend,” said the Irishman this week. “Everyone within the camp knows the importance of the game, especially getting the win and the points which will ensure us of home advantage in the last 16. Right now, it’s in our hands, we know what we have to do. If we can replicate the performance we put in against Castres at their place then, hopefully, we should be able to make it count.”

Although pointless from their three European ties so far, O’Loughlin refuses to believe the Frenchmen will be any kind of pushovers. If anything, he believes that statistic makes them all the more dangerous.

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“Going up against the French in Europe is always a massive challenge,” he warned.

“The fact they have nothing to lose coming here is a dangerous situation for sure.

That said, when we won over there, that was probably our most convincing and complete performance of the year. That showed what we need to do and now we have to replicate it this weekend.”

With home advantage and a buoyant Chiefs crowd behind them, O’Loughlin hopes he and his team-mates can kick on further in 2023, particularly with the club well poised in all three competitions.

“If you look at the squad we have, it’s full of internationals, top quality players, aoo of whom have massive experience of playing in the Premiership and in Europe,” he said. “When it comes down to the big, tight games, we have the players who have been there before.

“It’s no different to when I was at Leinster, when the big games come along, the big players really step up. I’ve no doubt we can go far in all the competitions, we just have to work hard, play smart and believe in one another.”

And as for life in Devon itself, O’Loughlin couldn’t be happier, adding: “I’ve loved the experience so far. Obviously, it was my first taste of the Premiership, but I do love the week on week nature of it all. Every week it’s a battle and things can change so quickly. The swings and roundabouts of it all are a bit nuts at times, but it makes it what it is.”

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GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP ROUND 15 REVIEW EXETER CHIEFS 35

T: Thorley; C: Carreras; P: Carreras (3)

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 12

SARACENS 19

T: Dingwall, Proctor C: Furbank

T: Malins, Van Zyl P: Farrell (2); D: Farrell (2)

HARLEQUINS 16

LONDON IRISH 23

SALE SHARKS 24

BRISTOL BEARS 7

T: Marchant, David; P: Allan (2)

T: O’Flaherty, du Preez, van der Merwe, Wiese; C: du Preez (2)

NEWCASTLE FALCONS 45 T: Carreras (3), Chick, Blamire, Moroni; C: Connon (6) P: Connon

LEICESTER TIGERS 26

T: B Youngs, Chessum, Gopperth, Jansen C: Atkinson (3)

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GLOUCESTER 16

T: S Simmonds, Woodburn, Cowan-Dickie (2), Slade C: J Simmonds (5)

T: Janse van Rensburg, White; C: Jennings (2); P: Jennings (3) T: Thacker; C: MacGinty

TOP POINTS SCORERS Rob du Preez

Sale Sharks

133

Paddy Jackson

London Irish

121

Owen Farrell

Saracens

98

Joe Simmonds

Exeter Chiefs

93

Brett Connon

Newcastle Falcons

87

Freddie Burns

Leicester Tigers

83

Tomasso Allen

Harlequins

61

Adam Hastings

Gloucester

59

Matteo Carreras

Newcastle Falcons

55

Alex Goode

Saracens

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TOP TRY SCORERS Matteo Carreras

Newcastle Falcons

11

Ollie Hassell-Collins

London Irish

9

Max Malins

Saracens

9

Cadan Murley

Harlequins

8

George McGuigan

Newcastle Falcons

7

Tommy Freeman

Northampton Saints

6

Ollie Sleightholme

Northampton Saints

6

TOP METRES MADE Matteo Carreras

Newcastle Falcons

796

Cadan Murley

Harlequins

793

Olly Woodburn

Exeter Chiefs

780

Ollie Hassell-Collins

London Irish

697

George Furbank

Northampton Saints

685

TOP CARRIES MADE Ruan Ackermann

Gloucester

193

Billy Vunipola

Saracens

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GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP ROUND 16 FIXTURES FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

Sale Sharks v Bath (7:45pm)

Dave Ewers

Exeter Chiefs

131

Fraser Dingwall

Northampton Saints

125

George Furbank

Northampton Saints

118

Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester (4:30pm) Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints (2pm) Saracens v Bristol Bears (3pm)

TOP TACKLES MADE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28

Alex Moon

Northampton Saints

142

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29

Tom Pearson

London Irish

138

London Irish v Harlequins (3pm)

Ruan Ackermann

Gloucester

126

Lewis Ludlow

Gloucester

123

Ben Curry

Sale Sharks

122

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WHO WE ARE

OUR MISSION

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation is a charity that exists with the sole aim of helping other charities.

All of the money we raise is donated to worthy causes in and around the city with a focus on supporting ‘tangible’ investments.

These have included funding building and renovation works, the installation of play equipment, and assistance with buying a large number of vehicles, ranging from minibuses to a boat for the Topsham Sea Scout Group.

Founded by club Chairman Tony Rowe OBE, the team of trustees is drawn from the Chiefs board of directors and the business community.

As well as deciding on how the charity’s money is shared, the trustees organise a number of fundraising events each year including the prestigious Devon Sports Awards, as well as pre-season and end of season gala dinners.

All charities in the greater Exeter area are able to apply for funds, either from an annual designated pot of money, or one-off donations (see more below).

The amounts awarded by the trustees range from a few hundred pounds, to a record £50,000 which was matched by the Exeter Summer Property Ball Committee and presented to Hospiscare to pay for the vital refurbishment of a 12-bed ward at Searle House in Exeter.

To date the Foundation has raised £2m.

“We are a fundraising organisation committed to improving the prosperity of the communities we serve by making donations that make people’s lives better.”

HOW THE CHARITY WORKS

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation raises funds in two ways: 1) Designated funds: This is the money generated on Exeter Chiefs match days through bucket donations and car parking. Each season we ‘adopt’ 20 charities who help to collect spare change and notes. At the end of the fundraising year, the cash is shared with our designated charities at a celebratory dinner. The list of charities is reviewed by the trustees annually.

2) Undesignated funds: These are funds that are generated by friends and supporters of the charity or any non-match related events organised by the Foundation. This money goes into a separate pot that any charity or organisation can apply for, at any time.

In January 2019, the Foundation received a record £350,000 non-designated donation following the fine imposed on Saracens after being found guilty of breaching the league’s stringent salary cap regulations. The Chiefs board of directors voted unanimously to hand over the club’s share of money.

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CHARITIES SET TO BENEFIT FROM EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION THIS SEASON ARE CONFIRMED Charities across Exeter and its surrounding area are set to benefit from the fundraising efforts of the Exeter Chiefs Foundation during the course of the 2022/23 season.

Ambulance, Devon Rape and Sexual Abuse Services, Dream-A-Way, Exeter & East Devon Motor Neurone Disease Association, Exeter Athletic RFC, Exeter Community Initiatives, Exeter Dementia Action Alliance, Exeter Chiefs DSA, Exeter Food Action, Exeter Leukemia Fund, Exeter Lions Club, Force Cancer Charity, Freedomwheelers, Its In The Bag Cancer Support, Jay’s Aim, Living Options Devon, RAMM, RD&E NHS Trust, Royal Marines Charity, See The Future, South West MS Centre, Stanley Beau Foundation, Vranch House, Westcountry Hawks Wheelchair Rugby, Wooden Spoon Devon and Yoga for the Front Line – will all benefit from fundraising events and dinners across the year, together with collections at all Sandy Park match-days.

Exeter Foundation chairman, Tony Rowe OBE, said: “Every year we are seeing the Foundation grow in stature. The work it has done for all the charities since we launched it all those years has been simply fantastic.

“We know from speaking to all the charities involved that the funds we raise really do make a difference in so many ways.”

DESIGNATED CHARITIES

Established back in 2011 by the Exeter Chiefs and a selected group of local businessmen to help promote the local community and the vision of people who work there, the Exeter Chiefs Foundation has helped to not only transform the lives of many local people in need, but has helped to deliver significant investment to charities and organisations in need.

With over £2.5 million raised since its inception, the Exeter Foundation has helped to directly fund over 150 charities and organisations, including the designated charities selected each year and several other projects and schemes.

Last season close to £200,000 was raised and distributed by the Exeter Chiefs Foundation, helping to change lives and improve standards and facilities for so many different people.

During the 2022/23 season, a total of 32 charities – Age UK Exeter, Balloons, Brain Tumour Support, Children’s Hospice South West, Community Equality Disability Action, Dartmoor Search & Rescue, Devon Air

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WOMEN’S FIXTURES, RESULTS & STATS 15

JUNE

MAY

APRIL

MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEPT

DATE

TIME

13

12

11

10

9

OPPONENTS (KO)

RESULT

ATT.

17

15:00

A

DMP SHARKS

W 0-73

300

BUCHANAN

WOODMAN

McGILLIVRAY

McGOVERNE

DERERA

ROBINSON

BRADLEY

24

15:00

H

WORCESTER WARRIORS

L 21-23

4,112

BUCHANAN WOODMAN

McGILLIVRAY

McGOVERNE

DERERA

ROBINSON

BRADLEY

15

14:00

A

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY

W 20-24 350

DOIDGE

WOODMAN

LANGFORD

McGILLIVRAY

BUCHANAN

McGOVERNE ROBINSO

22

15:00

H

HARLEQUINS

W 19-11

1,851

DOIDGE

BUCHANAN

LANGFORD

McGILLIVRAY

DERERA

McGOVERNE BRADLEY

19

15:00

H

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY

L 17-25

1,156

DOIDGE

OUNSLEY

PREECE

LANGFORD

BUCHANAN

McGOVERNE ROBINSO

26

12:00

A

DMP SHARKS

W 0-95

300

DOIDGE

OUNSLEY

PREECE

CANTORNA

BUCHANAN

McGOVERNE ROBINSO

3

15:00

H

WORCESTER WARRIORS

W 62-18

623

DOIDGE

WOODMAN

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

BUCHANAN

McGOVERNE ROBINSO

10

12:30

A

LOUGHBOROUGH

W 5-54

350

DOIDGE

MACDONALD

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

BUCHANAN

McGOVERNE ROBINSO

17

14:30

H

HARLEQUINS

W 27-0

1,045

DOIDGE

MACDONALD

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

SINCLAIR

McGOVERNE ROBINSO

7

12:00

A

SALE SHARKS

W 10-35

350

DOIDGE

OUNSLEY

McGILLIVRAY

CANTORNA

MACDONALD McGOVERNE ROBINSO

14

15:00

H

SARACENS

W 37-19

2,187

DOIDGE

CRAMER

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

MACDONALD McGOVERNE ROBINSO

22

14:30

H

BRISTOL BEARS

28

15:00

A

WASPS

4

12:00

H

DMP SHARKS

18

16:00

A

WORCESTER WARRIORS

25

15:00

H

LOUGHBOROUGH

4

12:00

A

HARLEQUINS

12

13:00

H

SALE SHARKS

22

TBC

29

TBC

13

TBC

A

SARACENS

20

TBC

A

BRISTOL BEARS

27

TBC

H

WASPS

3

TBC

A

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY

10

TBC

SEMI-FINAL

24

TBC

FINAL

CUP ROUND 6 CUP ROUND 7

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

ROBERTS

MOLONEY GRIMES

FRYDAY

WILLETT

JEFFERIES LEITCH

ALLEN

NIELSON

MUZAMBE HANLON

ORCHARD

HARTLEY

McMAHON

Y

ROBERTS

MOLONEY HANLON

FRYDAY

WILLETT

JEFFERIES LEITCH

ALLEN

NIELSON

MUZAMBE GRIMES

HAYES

McMAHON

LANGFORD PREECE

ON

MIDDLEBROOKE MOLONEY HANLON

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES McMAHON

ALLEN

NIELSON

ROBERTS

ORCHARD

V-D VELDEN BRADLEY

Y

MIDDLEBROOKE MOLONEY HANLON

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES McMAHON

ALLEN

NIELSON

MUZAMBE GRIMES

V-D VELDEN

ORCHARD

ROBINSON GOWER

ON

MIDDLEBROOKE NIELSON

HANLON

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

V-D VELDEN

MOLONEY

MUZAMBE GRIMES

ORCHARD

FLEMING

McDONALD CANTORNA WOODMAN

ON

MUZAMBE

NIELSON

HANLON

FRYDAY

FLEMING JEFFERIES LEITCH

ALLEN

MOLONEY

TURANI

V-D VELDEN JOHNSON

McDONALD WILKINS

WOODMAN

ON

TURANI

NIELSON

HANLON

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

V-D VELDEN

MOLONEY

MUZAMBE JACOBY

FLEMING

JOHNSON

BRADLEY

WILKINS

PREECE

ON

ROGERS

MOLONEY MENIN

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

JOHNSON

TUTTOSI

TURANI

JACOBY

FLEMING

McMAHON

BRADLEY

WILKINS

SINCLAIR

ON

ROGERS

MOLONEY MENIN

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

JOHNSON

TUTTOSI

TURANI

JACOBY

FLEMING

McMAHON

BRADLEY

WILKINS

CRAMER

ON

ROGERS

TUTTOSI

MENIN

FRYDAY

FLEMING JEFFERIES JOHNSON

ZACKARY

NIELSON

TURANI

HANLON

LEONARD

LEITCH

BRADLEY

WILKINS

CRAMER

ON

ROGERS

MOLONEY MENIN

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JOHNSON

TUTTOSI

TURANI

JACOBY

V-D VELDEN McMAHON

BRADLEY

WILKINS

McGILLIVRAY

JEFFERIES ALLEN

REPLACEMENT OFF THE BENCH

BENCH

GRIMES

JACOBY

RED CARD

LANGFORD

23

DERERA

PREECE

DOIDGE GOWER WALKER

YELLOW CARD

63

64

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10 35

66

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T: V E IRWIN C: LAW P: LAW

T: ZACKARY, OUNSLEY, ROGERS (2), DOIDGE C: McGOVERNE (5),

Sale Sharks: L Delany (cc); H Thorpe, V A Irwin, K Howard, H Bawden; S Law (C Watters 60), 9. Mhairi Grieve (C Cookland 60); A Young (S Lewis 73), S Fielding (J Kitlinski 4), C Benson (K Houghton 70); N Howat, M Morrissey (I Antwis 56); V E Irwin, G Perris-Redding (cc, A Orrow 62) A Washington (R McLachlan 62).

Chiefs: M Doidge; J Ounsley (L Cramer 52), N McGillivray, G Cantorna, C Macdonald; L McGoverne (R Wilkins 60), F Robinson; H Rogers (S Turani 56), E Tuttosi (C Nielson 56), D Menin (L Hanlon 60); A Fleming (M Leonard 47) N Fryday (capt, P Leitch 64); E Jefferies (G Senft 56), R Johnson, K Zackary.

Referee: N Chivers

MATCH STATS

53% 41% 136 1 P O SS ESS I O N

T E R R I TO RY

TAC K L ES

T R I ES

47% 59% 177 5 TOP PERFORMERS

daleaka menin RACHEL JOHNSON daleaka menin 13 24 17 nichola fryday kate zackary emily tuttosi 13 19 16 hope rogers daleaka menin abbie fleming 11 15 16 67

68

69

37 19

70

7 9

T: McGOVERNE, ALLEN (2), ROBINSON, ROGERS, ZACKARY C: McGOVERNE (2) P: CANTORNA

T: RETTIE, CLAPP (2) C: AITCHISON (2)

Chiefs: M Doidge; L Cramer, K Zackary (N McGillivray 74), G Cantorna, C MacDonald; L McGoverne (R Wilkins 56), F Robinson (B Bradley 74); H Rogers (S Turani 74), C Moloney (E Tuttosi 49), D Menin (C Jacoby 64); N Fryday (L Van Der Velden 59), P Leitch (capt); E Jefferies, M Allen (E McMahon 70), R Johnson Saracens: S McKenna (C Grant 64); J Breach (L Clapp 78), S Gregson, H Casey, L Clapp (cc, I Alejandro 75); H Aitchison, L Infante (E Wyrwas 62); K Clifford (M Carson 55), M Campbell (J Rettie 66), A Ellis (M Gooding 74); F McIntosh (G Evans 59), L McMillan; G Moore (C Jacobs 75), M Packer (cc) P Cleall.

Yellow Card: Cleall Referee: D Jones

Attendance: 2,187

MATCH STATS

46% 40% 156 6 P O SS ESS I O N

T E R R I TO RY

TAC K L ES

T R I ES

54% 60% 138 3 TOP PERFORMERS

HOPE ROGERS RACHEL JOHNSON poppy leitch 13 16 26 RACHEL JOHNSON POPPY LEITCH daleaka menin 13 15 16 EBONY JEFFERIES MAISY ALLEN nichola fryday 11 14 15 71

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2022/23 woMEN’S SQUAD MAISY ALLEN (11ST) BACK- 70KG 1.64M (5FT 4IN) ROW 21/09/2001

BROOKE BRADLEY (9ST 2LBS) SCRUM- 58KG 1.60M (5FT 2IN) HALF 21/01/1999

HALLEY DERERA 67KG (10ST 5LBS) WING 1.68M (5FT 5IN)

MERRYN DOIDGE 68KG (10ST 7LBS) FULL1.75M (5FT 7IN) BACK 02/12/2000

LOCK/BACK- 74KG (11ST 6LBS) 1.74M (5FT 7IN) ROW 31/03/1996

CHARLOTTE GALE 102KG (16ST) PROP 1.76M (5FT 8IN)

GABBY GOWER 73KG (11ST 5LBS) WING 1.52M (5FT)

GEORGIE GRIMES 97KG (15ST 2LBS) PROP 1.72M (5FT 6IN)

08/03/1993

07/07/2004

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23/05/2000

GABBY CANTORNA (11ST 5LB) CENTRE 73KG 1.68M (5FT 5IN) 02/08/1995

ABBIE FLEMING

14/07/2001

LORI CRAMER

FULL-BACK /WING

58KG (10ST 5LBS) 1.68M (5FT 5IN) 08/03/1993

NICHOLA FRYDAY 83KG (13ST 1LBS) LOCK 1.80M (5FT 9IN) 02/06/1995

LIZZIE HANLON (13ST 2LBS) HOOKER 88KG 1.68M (5FT 5IN) 30/07/2001

ISABELLA HARTLEY XXKG (XXST XLBS) BACK- 1.70M (5FT 5IN) ROW 16/12/2003

CHARLI JACOBY 102KG (16ST) PROP 1.80M (5FT 11IN)

EBONY JEFFERIES (12ST 1LBS) BACK- 77KG 1.72M (5FT 6IN ) ROW 21/07/1993

RACHEL JOHNSON (12ST 12LBS) BACK- 82KG 1.70M (5FT 6IN) ROW 05/02/1991

POPPY LEITCH 86KG 76KG(13ST (11ST6LBS) 9LBS) LOCK 1.74M 1.72M(5FT (5FT7IN) 6IN)

MICHAELLA ROBERTS

KATE ZACKARY (11ST 5LBS) BACK- 73KG 1.74M (5FT 7IN) 27/07/1989 ROW

MICHAELLA ROBERTS

CLAUDIA MACDONALD

MAIRI MCDONALD (9ST 2LBS) SCRUM- 59KG 1.63M (5FT 3IN) HALF 25/11/1997

NANCY MCGILLIVRAY (12ST 3LBS) CENTRE 78KG 1.75M (5FT 7IN)

LIV MCGOVERNE (12ST 1LBS) CENTRE 76KG 1.74M (5FT 7IN)

DALEAKA MENIN 90KG (14ST 2LBS) PROP 1.72M (5FT 8IN)

ABBY MIDDLEBROOKE 80KG (12ST 6LBS) PROP 1.72M (5FT 6IN)

CLIODHA MOLONEY (12ST 6LBS) HOOKER 80KG 1.72M (5FT 6IN)

21/09/1995 04/07/1999

SCRUMHALF

65KG (10ST 3LBS) 1.72M (5FT 6IN) 04/01/1996

EDEL MCMAHON (14ST 2LBS) BACK- 90KG 1.64M (5FT 4IN) 25/03/1994 ROW

09/10/1989

PROP

94KG (14ST 8LBS) 1.72M (5FT 6IN) 25/10/1997

16/06/1995

15/11/2002

13/05/2002

PROP

94KG (14ST 8LBS) 1.72M (5FT 6IN) 25/10/1997

02/06/1997

31/05/1993

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PANASHE MUZAMBE 80KG (12ST 8LBS) PROP 1.67M (5FT 5IN )

CLARA NIELSON (11ST 4LBS) HOOKER 72KG 1.62M (5FT 3IN)

JOSIE PLANT 84KG (13ST 2__LBS) LOCK 1.78M (5FT 8IN)

DANIELLE PREECE (11ST 2LBS) CENTRE 70KG 1.75M (5FT 7IN)

MICHAELLA ROBERTS

FLO ROBINSON (10ST) SCRUM- 64KG 1.72M (5FT 6IN) HALF 04/10/2001

HOPE ROGERS 92KG (14ST 4LBS) PROP 1.68M (5FT 6IN)

GABBY SENFT (12ST 6LBS) BACK- 80KG 1.79M (5FT 9IN) 13/06/1997 ROW

LAURA SHEEHAN 65KG (10ST 2LBS) WING 1.62M (5FT 3IN)

EILIDH SINCLAIR 72KG (11ST 4LBS) WING 1.66M (5FT 4IN)

SILVIA TURANI 90KG (14ST 1LBS) PROP 1.74M (5FT 7IN)

EMILY TUTTOSI (13ST 6LBS) HOOKER 86KG 1.74M (5FT 7IN)

LINDE VAN DER VELDEN

EVIE WALKER 65KG (10ST 1LBS) WING 1.80M (5FT 9IN)

17/11/1995

25/01/2005

07/01/1993

06/07/1995

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16/08/2004

21/09/1995

NIAMH ORCHARD

LOCK

PROP

XXKG (XXST XLBS) XXXXM (5FT XIN) 00/00/0000

94KG (14ST 8LBS) 1.72M (5FT 6IN) 25/10/1997

24/09/1993

BACKROW

92KG (14ST 4LBS) 1.85M (6FT) 20/02/1995

JODIE OUNSLEY 74KG (11ST 6LBS) WING 1.74M (5FT 7IN) 17/01/2001

06/07/1995

18/05/2004

MILLIE WHITEHOUSE (11ST) HOOKER 70KG 1.62M (5FT 3IN) 01/09/2002

CHARLIE WILLETT 73KG (11ST 4LBS) LOCK 1.72M (5FT 6IN) 03/01/1995

KATE ZACKARY (11ST 5LBS) BACK- 73KG 1.74M (5FT 7IN) 27/07/1989 ROW

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