Waldrom edging closer to all-time try record
1 decade ago by Exeter RugbyThomas Waldrom's stunning try-scoring form this season has seen him tie Neil Back's Aviva Premiership Rugby record haul for a forward - but the Exeter Chiefs No.8 is still one short of the competition's...
Some of the top performers from the weekends European Rugby
1 decade agoThomas WaldromThe number 8 produced another man of the match performance for the Chiefs in what was a crucial win against Saracens. In what is his first season for the Chiefs, Waldrom scored two tries...
Luther Burrell gives Exeter Chiefs hope by insisting Northampton...
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoIn a boost to Exeter Chiefs' play-off hopes, Northampton centre Luther Burrell says there is no chance of Saints giving rivals Leicester Tigers an easy ride on Saturday. Champions Northampton already...
Cockerill confirms Salvi Tigers exit
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsJulian Salvi is leaving Leicester at the end of the season, director of rugby Richard Cockerill has confirmed. The 29-year-old Australian flanker's contract runs out in the summer and he had...
What do Exeter Chiefs need to do for a Premiership semi-final...
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoExeter Chiefs host Sale Sharks on Saturday in their last game of the regular Premiership season with a first-ever semi-final spot tantalisingly close. But what do Rob Baxter’s men have to do at Sandy...
Best of the weekend: upsets aplenty set up tantalising final round across Europe
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogPlayoff race goes down to wire as Tigers and Chiefs win against the oddsWell, it’s a good job I’m not a betting man. Or, perhaps more honestly, this weekend showed why in the past I have been a...
That Lions win was huge
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe Vodacom Super Rugby log has never looked as peculiar or has been as difficult to explain to someone not acquainted with how it works than it is right now. For instance, with a couple of weeks...
Leicester Tigers need to beat Northampton for play-off place...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers will need to beat local rivals Northampton at Welford Road on Saturday to book their place in the Aviva Premiership play-offs. A place in the top four would have been guaranteed if Exeter...
Thomas Waldrom: Time for Exeter Chiefs to focus not celebrate
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoTWO-TRY hero Thomas Waldrom says Exeter Chiefs must put Sunday’s momentous victory over Saracens behind them and start focusing on their final-day make-or-break game with Sale. Rob Baxter’s men saw...
Super Rugby - 5 Things We Learnt From Round 13
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 There are referees not good enough to be refereeing Super Rugby. Last year referees were demoted from the panel mid-competition, and there are a few overdue for demotion now. 2 ...
