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EXETER CHIEFS VS SALE SHARKS

CONTENTS Chief Executive & Chairman: Tony Rowe OBE, Hon LLD Deputy Chief Executive: Keiron Northcott Directors: Rob Baxter OBE, Steve Byrne, Mark Champion, Brian Lodge, Chris Over Managing Director: Natasha Pavis Stadium Operations Director: Mark Isaacs Sales and Marketing Director: Lisa Duncan Finance Director: Nicky Teague 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 and Getty Images

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TONY ROWE ROB BAXTER CLUB NEWS GLOUCESTER MATCH REPORT MEN’S FIXTURES RUGBY SHORTS MEN’S SQUAD TEAM LINE-UPS OPPOSITION HEAD 2 HEAD NIGEL WALROND PREMIERSHIP REVIEW TOM CAIRNS FEATURE EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION WOMEN’S FIXTURES DMP SHARKS MATCH REPORT WASPS MATCH REPORT WOMEN’S SQUAD COMMUNITY NEWS TICKET INFORMATION

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welcome

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With fixtures coming thick and fast, we really are as a club starting to ready ourselves for what is the business end of the season

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Good afternoon to you all and welcome to Sandy Park for today’s Premiership Rugby Cup encounter with Sale Sharks.

Having had a week to recharge the batteries after what was a testing last block of fixtures in both the Gallagher Premiership and Heineken Champions Cup, it’s a return to competitive action with another competition for our guys this afternoon.

Over the years, we have been strong supporters of the Premiership Rugby Cup. Not only did it provide us with our first piece of silverware as a top-flight club back in 2014, but it’s also served to act as the foundation stone for a number of our young players to go on and forge a successful career at the highest level of the game.

With the A League no longer in operation, I know how much our coaches value the competition as a chance to see our next generation of players in senior action. Sure, we have guys who are out on loans at clubs in the Championship and National Leagues, but the chance to showcase their developing talents in a Chiefs shirt, I know, remains a big objective for a lot of our youngsters.

Equally, it’s also a great opportunity for a number of our senior coaches to further enhance their own careers. They too need to have games and time on the training field to promote themselves, so it’s vital we allow them to shine in this environment.

As a collective, both our players and coaches have worked tirelessly so far to get to this position and secure the advantage of playing here at Sandy Park in the semi-final. At any time, having the comforts of playing at home cannot be underestimated, so it’s important that all of us make the most of this opportunity as we look to advance to that final hurdle.

With fixtures, both for the men and women, coming thick and fast, we really are as a club starting to ready ourselves for what is the business end of the season.

Right now, we are well set for the challenges that await. However, as both Rob and Susie know all too well, a slip in standards can see seasonal dreams fade fast, so it’s imperative we stick to our guns and keep producing performances as we have done so well this season.

Finally, can I wish all of our international players on duty in the Six Nations this weekend the very best.

TONY ROWE CBE

CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE EXETER RUGBY CLUB

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ROB baxter Good afternoon and welcome to Sandy Park for our first knock-out game of the season with the visit of Sale Sharks in today’s Premiership Rugby Cup semi-final.

It is funny that in a very busy season so far, we had a week off last week and it feels like a long time since we played!

Thank goodness we qualified for this game as the season does become a little fractured now, especially if you are out of the various cup competitions. However, this competition really opened up for us with our round one win away at Bristol, just because a bonus point win away from home really gets you on the front foot.

We were then due to travel to Worcester but, as you all know, their off field issues had come to a head by this stage and the game was cancelled and we were awarded a 28-0, five-point win.

Our third round game in late November at home to Bath was a pretty tight affair, but our young half-backs of Tom Cairns and Iwan Jenkins played really well and guided a hardworking team to a deserved victory 25-22. A late try by Bath did create a few nervous moments, but we came through to claim a very important victory.

On to our final pool game, a home encounter against Gloucester, which saw us face probably the most experienced team we had played to this date. To our team’s credit, this really raised our game and we came firing out of the blocks. For 60 minutes, we put in a tremendous performance with the only downside to the game being the last quarter when we leaked some soft tries that allowed Gloucester to claim a bonus point. Even so, a 50-33 victory against a local rival is always something to celebrate and the post-match changing room was certainly a happy one!

The make-up of the competition is a little complicated and with games being cancelled for various reasons, we knew we had qualified for the semi-finals, but wouldn’t know where we were playing until last Friday when Bristol beat Sale.

This confirmed that we would be at home against Sale this afternoon and now we can look forward to a semi-final in front of our Sandy Park faithful.

These games can be amazing experiences and I have reminded the players this week that this was the first piece of Premiership silverware that we won - and that it was a springboard for further success, I have an expectation that this could happen again!

Finally, can I take this opportunity to welcome my opposite number, Alex Sanderson, together with his fellow coaches, players, officials and supporters of Sale Sharks to today’s game.

All the Best Rob

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JENKINS SEES SIX NATIONS DEBUT END IN DISAPPOINTMENT AS IRELAND PREVAIL

Dafydd Jenkins’ first-ever Guinness Six Nations ended in disappointment as Ireland underlined their world’s number one side tag by humbling Wales 34-10 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Exeter Chiefs lock Jenkins was one of a number of second half replacements used by returning Welsh coach Warren Gatland, who expressed his disappointment at his side’s first half showing.

Ireland’s storming start saw tries from Caelan Doris, James Ryan and James Lowe - and 12 points from Johnny Sexton establish a 27-3 half-time lead.

“At the end of the game I said in my head that I actually wasn’t that disappointed with our performance,” said Gatland. “That is because the disappointing things we can fix.”

Wales improved in the second half and responded with a Liam Williams try. But Ireland completed the scoring with a bonus-point try for Josh van der Flier.

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Jenkins came on for former skipper Alun Wyn Jones, who will miss next today’s trip to face Scotland at Murrayfield.

scottish joy as they lift calcutta cup Exeter Chiefs duo Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray enjoyed Twickenham triumph as Duhan van der Merwe’s late try gave Scotland back-to-back wins at Twickenham for the first time.

The winger’s late score turned Calcutta Cup history on its head with a stunning 29-23 victory against a spirited England in their Guinness Six Nations opener.

After Huw Jones and Max Malins traded scores, Van der Merwe scored an individual try that will go down in Six Nations history to take Scotland ahead again.

England stayed patient and were rewarded as Malins finished off a well-worked team try before Owen Farrell’s penalty put them one point up at half-time.

Ben White kept Scotland within one

after Ellis Genge’s try, before Farrell and Scotland fly-half Finn Russell traded penalties to leave the score at 23-22 with 10 minutes left.

A sensational attack followed, allowing Van der Merwe to score another and make Scottish wins at Twickenham almost as regular as Glastonbury after claiming the first in 38 years in 2021.

Head coach Gregor Townsend believes Scotland can deliver even more after their stunning win.

“To see the way the players came back, in a venue where we struggled for a lot of occasions, shows what a team we have.

We weren’t at our best today. To win from behind, when you’ve only got five minutes, to score such a good try makes it all the more special.”

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hodge ‘over the moon’ after securing new deal at chiefs Josh Hodge says he’s ‘over the moon’ to have agreed a new long-term deal with the Exeter Chiefs.

young talent, such as Dafydd Jenkins, Christ Tshiunza, Marcus Street, Richard Capstick, Sam Maunder and Greg Fisilau to name but a few.

The gifted full-back has pledged his future to the Devon club and believes an exciting period lies ahead for him and everyone at Sandy Park.

“I’m looking forward to working with the team to help the club attain its rightful position towards the top of all the competitions we take part in and justify the efforts of past players and trainers,” added Hodge.

Signed in the summer of 2020 from Gallagher Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons, the 22-year-old has to date made 37 firstteam appearances, scoring 39 points in all competitions.

He is seen by many, including Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, as one of the crown jewels in Exeter’s exciting vision for the future and news that he is staying put for the foreseeable future will be welcomed by everyone connected with the Chiefs.

“To be honest, it wasn’t a hard decision to sign a new contract with this fantastic club,” said Hodge. “Personally, I’m over the moon and I’m looking forward to my future here in the sunny county of Devon.

“There has been a lot of effort, good business decisions and hard work, both in training and on the pitch, to achieve the results the club has achieved in recent years.”

Alongside Hodge, the Chiefs are investing heavily in bringing through their next crop of

“All the building blocks have been put in place by the board, backroom staff and coaches and it’s up to the team to work tirelessly to put the cherry on the cake and deliver the results the Chiefs and our fans deserve.”

Hodge’s decision to stay has been welcomed

by Baxter, who added: “Josh is exactly the right age to be here for the next ten years. Let’s hope the next ten years for him include six or seven finals because that is what we want to build. We’ve had a great period with this current group and let’s hope we get even more opportunities with them before the end of the season that we can fight for and we can grab.

“We know Josh is hugely ambitious and that he wants to reach the very top end of the game.

Our aim as a club and as coaches is to help him in every way to achieve his goals but, at the same time, build a new and exciting young group of players of which he can play a key part in that.”

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kirsten aiming to see out spell with the chiefs with silverware

Jannes Kirsten intends to see out his Exeter Chiefs career by doing ‘all he can’ to bring further silverware to Sandy Park this season.

The South African announced last month that this will be his last season in Devon before he heads back to former club, the Vodacom Bulls.

Since arriving in July 2019, the 29-year-old has established himself as a key figure in Rob Baxter’s squad, helping the club to a Gallagher Premiership and Heineken Champions Cup crown in 2020.

With 76 first-team appearances currently to his name, the imposing forward aims to add to that tally by helping the Chiefs into the latter stages of the Premiership, Champions Cup and Premiership Rugby Cup.

“It’s not easy to leave because I am still loving it over here,” he said. “It’s with a heavy heart that I go, but sometimes you have to think about yourself and your family and I do miss home.

“When I first arrived, I never expected this fantastic, little city to be so close to my heart - I’m very fond of the place and the people and I know I will come back one day to see the friends I’ve made.

“Right now, I don’t want to talk too much about leaving. We’re in a good spot in the Premiership and the Champions Cup and we’ve got a job to do. For us, it’s a good opportunity to bring back silverware.

Of course it will be a big challenge, but results like beating Gloucester will certainly help us. Getting back into that top four, especially with not many games left in the season, it’s where you want to be.”

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big game 14 kick-off time changed

Harlequins have confirmed kick-off time changes for their upcoming Big Game 14 fixtures with Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, March 4.

Harlequins Women vs Exeter Chiefs – 14:30 (previously 12:00)

In what will be a mouth-watering afternoon of action at the home of English rugby, the London club are due to tackle the Chiefs in both the Allianz Premier 15s and Gallagher Premiership.

‘Harlequins have also made the difficult choice to close the upper tier of Twickenham Stadium following the enforced rescheduling of the event from its usual festive timing, due to RMT industrial action. The change of date of the event has meant many annual festive gettogethers of friends and families cannot take place. By closing the upper tier, Harlequins aims to maximise the atmosphere in the stadium and ensure all supporters have the best view of the pitch.’

In a statement released by Harlequins, they state: ‘The kick-off times for both Men’s and Women’s matches have been altered following extensive consultation with multiple key stakeholders to allow supporters sufficient time to get to stadium on time, to minimise crowding on key travel routes on a busy Saturday of live events across London and support broadcast of the event.

The revised kick-off times are:

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Harlequins Men vs Exeter Chiefs – 17:15 (previously 15:00)

As well as the two fixtures, there will be a live DJ set performance on the pitch by Faithless, as well free fairground rides and food and beverage outlets, face painting and mascots.

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T: MAY, RAPAVA-RUSKIN C: TWELVETREES (2) P: EVANS

Chiefs: J Hodge; J Nowell, I Whitten (R O’Loughlin 76), S Kata (J Simmonds 76), O Woodburn; H Skinner, S Maunder (J Maunder 62); S Sio (J Kenny 72), J Innard (D Frost 50), H Williams (P Schickerling 72); J Gray (J Dunne 67), D Jenkins (capt); D Ewers, J Kirsten (A Davis 59), G Fisilau.

Gloucester: S Carreras; J May (T Seabrook 62), C Harris, S Atkinson, O Thorley; B Twelvetrees (L Evans 65), B Meehan (C Chapman 62); V Rapava-Ruskin (H Elrington 44), S Blake (H Walker 65), K Gotovtsev (J Ford-Robinson 76); C Jordan (F Clarke 62), M Alemmano; J Clement, L Ludlow (capt), A Tuisue (B Morgan 62).

Referee: T Foley Attendance: 11,078

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NOWELL

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KATA

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S MAUNDER

SIO

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BULLS

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S MAUNDER

SIO

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NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

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NOWELL

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KATA

WOODBURN J SIMMONDS

S MAUNDER

SIO

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S MAUNDER

SIO

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SALE SHARKS

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15:00

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HARLEQUINS

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14:30

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NEWCASTLE FALCONS

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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 ENGLAND STAR COKANASIGA PENS NEW DEAL WITH BATH England and Bath winger Joe Cokanasiga has signed a contract extension to remain with the Gallagher Premiership side.

The 25-year-old joined Bath in 2018 and has since made more than 50 appearances for the club, including 14 this season where he has scored five tries.

Cokanasiga has been capped 14 times by England since his debut in 2018, with the last coming during November’s Autumn Nations Cup. “There are goals I still want to accomplish here,” he said.

“I really want to mark my time at the club by winning trophies; that’s a big ambition of mine. A lot of change has taken place over the past few years, but this season I’ve found consistency in my performances.”

Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan added: “He has great physical attributes and his offloading ability has provided us with fantastic attacking opportunities. He is an exciting player and we have no doubt he will continue to be an integral member of our squad.”

BASSETT EXCITED TO BE PART OF EXCITING FUTURE AT THE TIGERS Free-scoring winger Josh Bassett is among four new signigs Leicester Tigers have confirmed for the 2023/24 season.

Bassett - who is currently with Harlequins following the demise of Wasps - will be joined at Welford Road by former Worcester Warriors trio, fly-half Jamie Shillcock, forward Kyle Hatherall and hooker Finn TheoboldThomas.

“Josh is a prolific try-screr, hard-working player who offers plenty in defence out wide,”said Tigers head coach Richard Wigglesworth. “He adds great competition to our outside backs.”

Bassett, meanwhile, added: “The club has done a good job of building strong foundations in recent seasons and I am excited about being a part of the next steps. I want to continue developing, individually, and reach my potential. I see Leicester Tigers as the place to do that.”

Shillock has been playing for Mitsubishi DynaBoars in Japan, Hatherall for French club La Rochelle and Theobold-Thomas for Gloucester.

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RFU SET NEW DEADLINE FOR CLUBS TO COMPLETE THEIR TAKEOVERS The RFU have set the new owners of Wasps and Worcester Warriors a mid-February deadline to have their respective takeovers fully completed so that they can be given the goahead to compete in next season’s Championship.

The former Premiership clubs went to the wall at the start of the 2022/23 season, resulting in the top flight getting reduced from 13 to 11 clubs.

It was intimated that both clubs could return to rugby in the second tier for the 2023/24 season, but they have been set a fresh deadline to guarantee to English Rugby HQ they will definitely be ready for business next term.

The RFU has informed the new owners of Wasps RFC and the administrators for WRFC Trading Limited that they have until February 14 to conclude their negotitations and provide evidence they have met the relevant conditions set.

FORMER ENGLAND STAR BROWN IN AT TIGERS ON SHORT-TERM DEAL

This is a significant extension to the original mid-December timeline. However, a final deadline must be set to provide certainty to the Championship, National Leagues and other rugby stakeholders over the format of next season.

Leicester Tigers have signed former England full-back Mike Brown on a short-term contract, initially as cover during the Guinness Six Nations.

The former Harlequins favourite, 37, whgo left for Newcastle in 2021, has been without a club since leaving the Falcons opted not to take up the option of an extra year in his contract last summer.

“I still believe I have a part to play in the game” he said.

“I didn’t believe it was my time to stop because I still feel good.”

Tigers head coach Richard Wigglesworth added: “Mike is an experienced Premiership player, who has represented his country and won trophies at club and Test level. His experience and knowledge is vital during this Six Nations period where we have a number of players away. Mike is hungry to prove himself.”

Brown won two Premiership titles with Quins and was a three-times Six Nations winner.

SARRIES SIGN BATH FORWARD IN BID TO BOOST PLAYER NUMBERS Back-row forward Tom Ellis has signed for Saracens on a short-term loan deal from Gallagher Premiership rivals Bath.

The 29-year-old has made more than 100 appearances for Bath since his debut in 2014, including 13 this season.

“Tom has an opportunity to experience a new club and to earn more game time,” said Bath head of rugby Johaan van Graan. “We wish him well during that period and look forward to welcoming him back in the next six weeks.

Ellis is joining Sarries to provide cover for injury and players missing because of the Six Nations.

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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

85KG (13ST 2LBS) WING/ FULL-BACK 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

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

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)

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

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

14/07/1989

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24/11/1996

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

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

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

19/03/1993

09/11/1999

LEWIS PEARSON

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

16/10/1991

STU TOWNSEND

SCRUMHALF

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

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CHRIST TSHIUNZA

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

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

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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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SALE SHARKS

Sale Sharks head to the Westcountry for the first of two trips to Sandy Park this month looking to inflict Premiership Rugby Cup heartache on hosts Exeter Chiefs In what is sure to be a mouth-watering, North versus South match-up, both clubs will be going all out to land the first telling blow with a place in next month’s final up for grabs for today’s victors.

Having seen their own hopes of hosting a home semi-final thwarted a week ago by Bristol Bears, the Sharks will be looking for an immediate riposte against the Chiefs, who over the years have thrived in this very competition.

With both sides minus a number of their frontline stars due to the Six Nations Championship and the chance to give them a rare week off, it

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will be others who get the chance to shine on the big stage.

For the visitors, Senior Academy coach Gareth Harris shuffles his pack from a week ago, handing first starts for the club for young flankers Will Riley and Tristan Woodman. There is also a first start in over a year for experienced scrum-half Will Cliff.

Elsewhere, Harris has picked a mix of youth and experience with Tommy Taylor, Coenie Oosthuizen, Luke James, Jason Woodward and the former Exeter duo, Sam Hill and Byron McGuigan, providing some hard-edged experience alongside Academy youngsters such as Tumy Onasanya, Will Wootton, Yande Nkonge and Alex Groves.

There is, however, no place this week for England international George Ford, who made his debut for the Manchester-based club at Bristol Bears last time out.

The summer signing had not played a competitive game since last year’s Gallagher Premiership final, where he ruptured his Achilles during Leicester’s last-gasp victory over Saracens at Twickenham.

Although a low-key return to the fold for the 30-year-old,

the sight of the 84-capped playmaker on the field at Ashton Gate will no doubt have provided a huge boost to Sharks head coach Alex Sanderson for what promises to be a thrilling second half to the season.

With the Sharks sitting pretty in second spot in the Premiership, hopes are high that they can continue their rich vein of form and seal that all-important home spot in the end of season play-offs.

“George has been brilliant around the club,” said Harris.

“He’s been focused on getting himself and his rehab right, but when you’ve got somebody with that amount of experience and that amount of knowledge, he’s been brilliant to have around the place to bounce ideas off.

“As I said, he’s really contributed and he has the respect of the group, so when he speaks, the lads listen. We’re excited now to see him kick on from the injury.”

Ford is expected to feature later this month against the Chiefs, as are two more familiar faces in the shape of Jonny Hill and Tom O’Flaherty, both of whom left Sandy Park last season to join the Sharks.

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4 0 TOTAL CARRIES 3 3 1 1 4 TOTAL METRES 1 2 4 3 0 TACKLES 19 1 MISSED TACKLES 3 3 TRIES SCORED 2 2 1 5 mins played 2 2 5 5 DEFENDERS BEATEN 4 1 OFFLOADS 7 0 CLEAN BREAKS 2

RUS TUIMA

ROUBAN BIRCH

TOP PERFORMERS TOP CARRIES

TOP METRES DAN JOHN FACUNDO CORDERO SOLOMONE KATA

160

-

141

-

122

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40 - 33 ELLIOTT GOURLAY

187

BYRON McGUIGAN

RUS TUIMA

165

ELLIOTT GOURLAY

GREG FISILAU

28 - 33

124

ROUBAN BIRCH

JACK INNARD

28 - 28 SAM DUGDALE

ROUBAN BIRCH

LINEOUTS WON

TOP TACKLES LEWIS PEARSON

29 - 15 ALEX GROVES

RUS TUIMA

30 -

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GREG FISILAU

30 -

28 ALEX GROVES

CORY TEAGUE

5

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6

ROUBAN BIRCH

LEWIS PEARSON

27 -

24 ETHAN CAINE

JOE BAILEY

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MATT POSTLETHWAITE

SAM DUGDALE

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NIGEL WALROND It was great to see 1,000 guests, including Gareth Edwards, Willie John McBride, Mike Gibson, JPR Williams and Derek Quinnell, come together at Celtic Manor in south Wales at the end of last month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famous Barbarians-New Zealand game in which Edwards scored ‘that try’.

Growing up through the 1970s, the only live rugby to watch on television in those days was the Five Nations Championship, the Varsity Match, and the occasional Barbarians game.

Rugby Special with the great Nigel Starmer-Smith on Sunday afternoons provided highlights of one English, Welsh and Scottish club game, and that was it for televised rugby. The scarcity of live games made everything seem so magical, and the players quickly became heroes to those youngsters like me who loved feasting on sport.

I was amazed that my mum never worked out how I was always ill on a Tuesday in early December, which enabled me to sit in front of the fire at home and watch Oxford University played Cambridge University at Twickenham. The trick was to leave the thermometer in the cup of tea that she brought me each morning long enough to register that I had a temperature, but no so long that you broke the gauge!

Strangely, I was always well enough to go to school the following day.

Even though I loved watching that Welsh team of the 1970s, in which my favourite player was Phil Bennett, my rugby hero was England winger David Duckham – a love for him that was shared by my dad.

Sadly, David died less than three weeks before that anniversary dinner, but it was in that Babas game that he was able to showcase his amazing speed and wonderful running skills, to the point that Welsh fans renamed him ‘Dai’.

England back in those days were dour and a pretty tough watch, but Duckham used to light up Saturday afternoons on Grandstand when they were playing, as he cut his way through opposition defenders almost at will.

I had the pleasure of meeting him at a rugby dinner in Plymouth many years ago, and people always say that it is dangerous to meet your heroes as they often disappoint, but I felt absolutely no disappointment after this meeting. I got his autograph and he was a pleasure to have a chat with, before I had to move swiftly along for the next person wanting to get his autograph.

I wonder what he would have made of watching England start life under Steve Borthwick with defeat to Scotland last weekend?

I told a friend last Saturday morning that, out of the opening three games, the one I was most looking forward to and found most fascinating was Italy against France. I wasn’t disappointed as they served up a thriller in Rome.

I thought Ireland would crush Wales, and England would comfortably beat Scotland, but how wrong I was on the latter as Scotland made it three Calcutta Cup wins on the trot, and deservedly so.

Duhan van Der Merwe scored a try for the Scots so typical of Duckham in his heyday and one he would have been proud to score himself.

The question now is can Italy back up that performance against France by giving England all sorts of trouble at Twickenham straight after today’s Premiership Cup semi-final between Exeter and Sale? I am sure it will be another fascinating watch.

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GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP ROUND 16 REVIEW EXETER CHIEFS 24

LEICESTER TIGERS 18

GLOUCESTER 17

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 19

T: Gray, Kata, Woodburn C: Skinner (3); P: Skinner T: May, Rapava-Ruskin C: Twelvetrees; P: Evans

LONDON IRISH 42 T: Marchant, David; P: Allan (2)

HARLEQUINS 24

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

SARACENS 20

T: Dan, Segun, Hougaard; C: Goode; P: Goode

BRISTOL BEARS 19 T: Thacker, Ibitoye C: Atkinson (3)

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T: Potter (2); C: Pollard; P: Pollard, Burns T: Sleightholme C: Furbank; P: Furbank (4)

SALE SHARKS 30

T: Carpenter, Dugdale, Roebuck, Taylor, Reed; C: R du Preez; P: R du Preez

BATH 27

T: Annett, Joseph, Spencer; C: Spencer (3); P: Spencer (2)

TOP POINTS SCORERS Rob du Preez

Sale Sharks

138

Paddy Jackson

London Irish

133

Owen Farrell

Saracens

98

Joe Simmonds

Exeter Chiefs

93

Brett Connon

Newcastle Falcons

87

Freddie Burns

Leicester Tigers

83

Tomasso Allen

Harlequins

68

Adam Hastings

Gloucester

59

Alex Goode

Saracens

58

George Furbank

Northampton Saints

57

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

Olly Woodburn

Exeter Chiefs

6

Harry Thacker

Bristol Bears

6

TOP METRES MADE Olly Woodburn

Exeter Chiefs

855

Matteo Carreras

Newcastle Falcons

796

Cadan Murley

Harlequins

793

George Furbank

Northampton Saints

700

Ollie Hassell-Collins

London Irish

697

TOP CARRIES MADE Ruan Ackermann

Gloucester

193

Billy Vunipola

Saracens

151

GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP ROUND 17 FIXTURES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons (7:45pm) Gloucester v Harlequins (7:45pm)

Dave Ewers

Exeter Chiefs

142

Olly Woodburn

Exeter Chiefs

136

Matt Gallagher

Bath

128

Bath v London Irish (3pm) Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks (3pm)

TOP TACKLES MADE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Tom Pearson

London Irish

155

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Alex Moon

Northampton Saints

154

Leicester Tigers v Saracens (3pm)

Lewis Ludlow

Gloucester

144

Jake Heenan

Bristol Bears

129

Harry Wells

Leicester Tigers

127

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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR CAIRNS IN SEMI-FINAL TIE TO M C A I R N S

NEXT GENERATION OUT TO MAKE THEIR MARK

Opportunity knocks this afternoon for Tom Cairns and his Exeter Chiefs teammates as they look to secure themselves a place in this season’s Premiership Rugby Cup final .

In a competition which has served the Chiefs well over the years, it’s the Class of 2022/23 that have the chance to write another chapter in the success story of the Devon club.

Whereas in 2014 it was the likes of Henry Slade, Jack Nowell and Luke Cowan-Dickie coming into the senior ranks at Sandy Park, these days Cairns is part and parcel of Exeter’s next generation of young players, all of whom harbour the same hopes of picking up their first piece of major silverware.

“It’s a big opportunity, not just for me, but for all of us as a group,” said the young scrumhalf. “The Premiership Rugby Cup is massive for all young players, simply because it puts you on a platform to showcase your talents, as well as show the coaches that you can handle different pressure situations.”

Having overcome Westcountry rivals Bristol Bears, Bath and Gloucester in the pool stages, Cairns knows the Chiefs will tackle a formidable force in the shape of Sale Sharks to reach next month’s final.

“It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were playing at Bristol in that first game, yet here we are now, just one game away from hopefully getting ourselves into the final,” added Cairns.

“As I said, this game is a huge opportunity not just for us as players, but for the whole club in general.

“This week you can feel the buzz about the place - there is a real excitement within the changing room. Training has been really good, especially the accuracy and the tempo with how we’ve done things, but now we’ve just got to take all of that out onto the field and put in a big performance this weekend.”

Putting the hard yards in training is nothing new for Cairns, whose first real introduction to rugby came at nearby Teignmouth RFC, the same club which has also started the flegling careers of fellow Chiefs, Joe and Sam Simmonds, as well as Max Norey.

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Since arriving at Sandy Park, the 20-year-old has worked closely under the guidance of skills coach Ricky Pellow and the club’s battalion of other number nines.

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“Ricky has been awesome, ever since I arrived at the club,” added Cairns. “Equally, I’ve been able to learn off all the nines, guys like the Maunder brothers, Stu Townsend, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, even Nic White and Will Chudley were here for a bit.

All of them have been like role models and given me advice which I’ve done my best to use to improve my game.”

As well as developing his rugby, Cairns is one of a number of players who have spent the past few years combining training and playing with the Chiefs with that of studying at the University of Exeter.

“When I was younger, I’ll be honest, I never had any intention of going to uni,” he said. “But coming to the club - and with the links they have - it’s just worked so well. There are a few of us doing degrees in Sport Science, Business, even Liberal Arts and between us it’s giving us a career in rugby, as well as planning for a career after rugby.”

It’s a production line that clearly works on all fronts, a point underlined this weekend with fellow students Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza both starting for Wales in their Guinness Six Nations Championship clash with Scotland.

“They are kind of leading the way for all of us,” said Cairns. “It’s great to see them doing so well. They’ve both been playing in the Premiership and Champions Cup, Daf even captained the side in the Premiership, so it shows there is a pathway for any of us to follow.

“Personally, I just want to make the most of any opportunities I get. I didn’t have too many last season, but this year I’ve had more and this weekend is another chance for me and all the boys.”

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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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10

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DATE

TIME

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 ROBINSON

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 ROBINSON

26

12:00

A

DMP SHARKS

W 0-95

300

DOIDGE

OUNSLEY

PREECE

CANTORNA

BUCHANAN

McGOVERNE ROBINSON

3

15:00

H

WORCESTER WARRIORS

W 62-18

623

DOIDGE

WOODMAN

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

BUCHANAN

McGOVERNE ROBINSON

10

12:30

A

LOUGHBOROUGH

W 5-54

350

DOIDGE

MACDONALD

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

BUCHANAN

McGOVERNE ROBINSON

17

14:30

H

HARLEQUINS

W 27-0

1,045

DOIDGE

MACDONALD

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

SINCLAIR

McGOVERNE ROBINSON

7

12:00

A

SALE SHARKS

W 10-35

350

DOIDGE

OUNSLEY

McGILLIVRAY

CANTORNA

MACDONALD McGOVERNE ROBINSON

14

15:00

H

SARACENS

W 37-19

2,187

DOIDGE

CRAMER

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

MACDONALD McGOVERNE ROBINSON

22

14:30

H

BRISTOL BEARS

W 41-0

1,112

DOIDGE

CRAMER

ZACKARY

CANTORNA

MACDONALD McGOVERNE ROBINSON

28

15:00

A

WASPS

W 0-84

250

CRAMER

OUNSLEY

McGILLIVRAY

McGOVERNE

SINCLAIR

4

12:00

H

DMP SHARKS

W 61-0

2,080

DOIDGE

OUNSLEY

McGILLIVRAY

CANTORNA

MACDONALD WILKINS

18

16:00

A

WORCESTER WARRIORS

25

15:00

H

LOUGHBOROUGH

4

14:30

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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WILKINS

MACDONALD ROBINSON

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

LANGFORD

ROBERTS

MOLONEY GRIMES

FRYDAY

WILLETT

JEFFERIES LEITCH

ALLEN

NIELSON

MUZAMBE HANLON

ORCHARD

HARTLEY

McMAHON

ROBERTS

MOLONEY HANLON

FRYDAY

WILLETT

JEFFERIES LEITCH

ALLEN

NIELSON

MUZAMBE GRIMES

HAYES

McMAHON

LANGFORD PREECE

MIDDLEBROOKE MOLONEY HANLON

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES McMAHON

ALLEN

NIELSON

ROBERTS

ORCHARD

V-D VELDEN BRADLEY

MIDDLEBROOKE MOLONEY HANLON

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES McMAHON

ALLEN

NIELSON

MUZAMBE GRIMES

V-D VELDEN

MIDDLEBROOKE NIELSON

HANLON

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

V-D VELDEN

MOLONEY

MUZAMBE GRIMES

ORCHARD

MUZAMBE

NIELSON

HANLON

FRYDAY

FLEMING

JEFFERIES LEITCH

ALLEN

MOLONEY

TURANI

TURANI

NIELSON

HANLON

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

V-D VELDEN

MOLONEY

ROGERS

MOLONEY MENIN

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

JOHNSON

ROGERS

MOLONEY MENIN

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

ROGERS

TUTTOSI

MENIN

FRYDAY

FLEMING

ROGERS

MOLONEY MENIN

FRYDAY

ROGERS

MOLONEY MENIN

TURANI

TUTTOSI

TURANI

NIELSON

PREECE

DOIDGE

DERERA

GOWER

ORCHARD

ROBINSON GOWER

WALKER

FLEMING

McDONALD CANTORNA

WOODMAN

V-D VELDEN JOHNSON

McDONALD WILKINS

WOODMAN

MUZAMBE JACOBY

FLEMING

JOHNSON

BRADLEY

WILKINS

PREECE

TUTTOSI

TURANI

JACOBY

FLEMING

McMAHON

BRADLEY

WILKINS

SINCLAIR

JOHNSON

TUTTOSI

TURANI

JACOBY

FLEMING

McMAHON

BRADLEY

WILKINS

CRAMER

JEFFERIES JOHNSON

ZACKARY

NIELSON

TURANI

HANLON

LEONARD

LEITCH

BRADLEY

WILKINS

CRAMER

LEITCH

JEFFERIES ALLEN

JOHNSON

TUTTOSI

TURANI

JACOBY

V-D VELDEN McMAHON

BRADLEY

WILKINS

McGILLIVRAY

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JEFFERIES McMAHON

JOHNSON

TUTTOSI

TURANI

JACOBY

V-D VELDEN SENFT

BRADLEY

WILKINS

McGILLIVRAY

JACOBY

FRYDAY

LEITCH

JOHNSON McMAHON

ZACKARY

NIELSON

ROGERS

MENIN

LEONARD

SENFT

ROBINSON SHEEHAN

MENIN

LEITCH

LEONARD

JEFFERIES JOHNSON

ZACKARY

MOLONEY

ROGERS

JACOBY

FLEMING

McMAHON

BRADLEY

REPLACEMENT OFF THE BENCH

GRIMES

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JACOBY

BENCH

RED CARD

DOIDGE

McGOVERNE

YELLOW CARD

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T: NIELSON, MACDONALD, JEFFERIES, CANTORNA, ZACKARY, MOLONEY, MCGILLIVRAY, JOHNSON (2) C: CANTORNA (8)

Chiefs: M Doidge (L Cramer 73); J Ounsley, N McGillivray, G Cantorna, C MacDonald; R Wilkins (L McGoverne 54), F Robinson (B Bradley 73); S Turani (H Rogers 54) C Nielson (C Moloney 61), D Menin (C Jacoby 61); P Leitch (capt), M Leonard (A Fleming 56); E Jefferies, R Johnson, K Zackary (E McMahon 61).

DMP Sharks: T Feury (C Lacey 68); K Craine (K Kacirkova 68), K Thomas-Roberts (CC), L Taylor, D Phan; M Bizer, O Ortiz (C Broom 68); E Hunter (M Gardner 25), N Haynes (K Treder 56), C Pratt (K Colvin 56); T Cowan (CC, L Thorpe 69), K Smith (I Hannay 67); T Churm, R Ehrecke, J Hazell.

Yellow Card: Colvin Attendance: 2,080

MATCH STATS

69% 71% 55 9 P O SS ESS I O N

T E R R I TO RY

TAC K L ES

T R I ES

31% 39% 161 0 TOP PERFORMERS

KATE ZACKARY RACHEL JOHNSON POPPY LEITCH 13 7 20 NANCY MCGILLIVRAY SILVIA TURANI RACHEL JOHNSON 12 6 15 EBONY JEFFERIES EBONY JEFFERIES CLARA NIELSON 11 5 13 65

66

67

0 84

68

0 4

T: TUTTOSI, McGOVERNE (2), MACDONALD, JOHNSON, SINCLAIR, ROBINSON, SHEEHAN, ZACKARY (3), McMAHON, ROGERS C: CRAMER (4), McGOVERNE (3)

Wasps: L Musgrove (H Friend 68); J-J Linkins (S Flowers 58), T Vaughan-Fowler, H Edwards, M Lewis; E Lennon, T Braunerova (P Roberts 40); L Clark (capt, H Ironton 53), C Blanco, A Stock (H Ellender 33), S Pinnock, G Wood; E Tuck, S Mead, F Cooper.

Yellow Card: Ellender Chiefs: L Cramer (M Doidge 58); J Ounsley, N McGillivray (G Senft 15), L McGoverne, E Sinclair (L Sheehan 51); R Wilkins, C MacDonald (F Robinson 58); S Turani (H Rogers 58) E Tuttosi (C Nielson 51), C Jacoby (D Menin 58); N Fryday (M Leonard 48), P Leitch (capt); R Johnson, E McMahon K Zackary.

Referee: J Cook

Attendance: 200

MATCH STATS

47% 51% 87 0 P O SS ESS I O N

T E R R I TO RY

TAC K L ES

T R I ES

53% 49% 145 14 TOP PERFORMERS

KATE ZACKARY rachel johnson gabrielle senft 11 18 13 rachel johnson gabrielle senft poppy leitch 9 16 11 liv mcgoverne KATE ZACKARY charli jacoby 8 14 9 69

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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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22/10/1992

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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Exeter Chiefs Community coach Frankie Dart says delivering the hugely successful Project Rugby programme to youngsters at Orchard Manor School in Dawlish has proved an ‘amazing experience’ for everyone involved.

For the past six weeks, the Chiefs have been working with pupils between Year 8 to Year 10 delivering core skills such as passing, tagging and reaction skills.

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Frankie said: “Going into Orchard Manor has been an amazing experience, especially as all the students have been really good, engaging in every session and taking on board the points we have been putting across to them.

“As well as the pupils, the staff have also been very helpful and I can’t thank enough for their support in every lesson.”

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Gallagher and Gallagher Employee Benefits are trading names of Gallagher Risk & Reward Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Not all business carried out by the company is regulated. Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered Office: The Walbrook Building, 25 Walbrook, London EC4N 8AW. Registered in England and Wales. Company Number: 1193013. FP900-2022b Exp 15.06.2023 | ARTUK-4318