Chris Bentley rugby player
Chris Bentley rugby player

Chris Bentley

24th May 1979 1.98m/118kg No 4 Lock

Chris Bentley column: I'm pinning my colours to the mast, Exeter...

7 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

In just six days, our boys climbed from the foot of the Aviva Premiership to slip stylishly back into the league's top four.Racking up 41 points in a televised game in front of nearly 16,000 spectators...

Chris Bentley column: Disappointing start to Exeter Chiefs'...

7 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Championships are won and lost in May not September, but I must admit to being just a little disappointed.Played two lost two, with just a single point to show for all our endeavours is not the best way...

Chris Bentley column: Premiership rugby returns with a bang as...

7 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

​Wow! Premiership rugby is back and how! What an opening weekend to the new season.The Chiefs came away from the Ricoh with a precious losing bonus point taken from hotly-fancied Wasps. Gloucester surrendered...

Chris Bentley column: We've had the Oscars and Grammy's now it's...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

It's that time again. Pre-season will be with us soon enough, but for now the domestic rugby season is done, boots packed away till the autumn, the spectre of shopping on Saturday afternoons looming large....

Chris Bentley column: Saracens may have won the trophy but Exeter...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Former England international and British Lion Paul Ackford wrote in his Times rugby column: "Farrell and Ashton are two reasons why I can't like Saracens."Yours truly can think of a few more...

Chris Bentley column: Exeter Chiefs' European achievements put...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Is this the biggest game in the history of Exeter Chiefs? Perhaps – it's not for me to say – but when Chiefs run out against Wasps at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday, we will be competing for a...

Chris Bentley column: Plenty of positives from Exeter Chiefs'...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Leicester Tigers won on Sunday and Exeter Chiefs lost, or did we? Read the papers and you will see the result shows a 31-27 home win but that's far from the full story.Fair play to Richard Cockerill's...

Chris Bentley column: Saracens are the Wladimir Klitschko of...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

I was so looking forward to Sunday's clash between the Chiefs and table-topping Saracens.The day started well enough with a good atmosphere in the corporate lounges and both teams going at it hammer and...

Chris Bentley column: Exeter Chiefs have discovered the 'winning...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Worcester may have Sixways but Exeter had only one way in mind on our trip to the West Midlands on Sunday. Granted, we were not at our silky-smooth best on the day, but we did have that much sought-after...

Chris Bentley column: Wasps win was an early Christmas present...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to see our Chiefs team win away! Were you watching that awesome display at the Ricoh on Saturday?The travelling Tribe can be forgiven for...