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Will Chudley powers Exeter to top of Premiership with defeat of Sale

1 decade ago by The Guardian

• Exeter 33-17 SaleExeter moved to the top of the Aviva Premiership with a 33-17 home bonus-point victory over Sale.Thomas Waldrom, Will Chudley (2) James Short and Tom Johnson scored the home side’s...

Jimmy Gopperth comes to the fore as Wasps strike back against Bath

1 decade ago by The Guardian

• Pool 5: Bath 10-36 Wasps• Fly-half scores 23 points to sink hostsRound four became the third and fourth halves of Round three. Bath had pinched the points last Sunday, but this was unfinished business...

The rise and rise of Exeter contrasts with curious fall of Northampton | Dean Ryan

1 decade ago by The Guardian

While Rob Baxter seems able to get the most out of every Chiefs player in the European Champions Cup, the Saints’ big-name players are strugglingBy the time Jérôme Garcès blows the...

Champions Cup Team of the Week

1 decade ago

After another action packed weekend of rugby in Europe, we take a look at the big performers of the weekend and who impressed us the most.1. Eddy Ben ArousDan Carter may have stole the show for Racing...

England internationals James Haskell and Joe Launchbury return to...

1 decade ago by Bath Chronicle

England internationals James Haskell and Joe Launchbury will start for Wasps against Bath Rugby in the Champions Cup on Sunday. Dai Young, director of rugby at Wasps, has named his side to face Bath...

Eddie Jones continues whistle-stop tour amid coaching team speculation

1 decade ago by The Guardian

• New England coach to watch Exeter and Wasps this weekend• Steve Borthwick and Paul Gustard expected to join Jones’s staffEddie Jones will continue his whistle-stop tour of English rugby this weekend...

Glasgow’s Gregor Townsend the leading light among native coaches | Robert Kitson

1 decade ago by The Guardian

The Scottish coach is looking to make his mark on Europe when Glasgow Warriors play the Scarlets in back-to-back European Champions Cup matches over the next two weekendsLocally reared top-level coaches...

Rob Baxter insists Exeter Chiefs can cover Henry Slade absence

1 decade ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Exeter Chiefs do have the strength in depth to cover for long-term absentees Henry Slade and Dave Ewers, according to head coach Rob Baxter.Slade has been ruled out for approximately four months after...

Chiefs opinion: Who will Exeter Chiefs use to cover for Henry...

1 decade ago by Exeter Express & Echo

After 64 minutes of Saturday's clash at Wasps and with his team 34-27 to the good, Exeter Chiefs' Rob Baxter could have been forgiven for being a pretty happy man.After chucking away a 27-6 lead to be...

Rugby Tactics: The Driving Maul as an Attacking Weapon

1 decade ago by Rugby Dump

This week as part of our Rugby Tactics feature we’re looking at the effectiveness of the rolling Maul, focusing on Exeter Chiefs' recent use of it to score four tries against Wasps RFC in the Aviva...