Rob Baxter targets a vintage display as Exeter aim to taste victory in Bordeaux
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRob Baxter accepts that Exeter will need to get “an awful lot right” when they tackle Heineken Champions Cup holders La Rochelle in this season’s semi-finals. But Exeter will arrive...
Chiefs side to face La Rochelle
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, has told his squad that will have to ‘dig deep’ if they are to make it to a second Heineken Champions Cup final. The 2020 winners head to France...
Henry Slade hopes departing Chiefs can leave on Champions Cup high
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade is hoping to help send his departing teammates out of the Premiership club on a high by winning the Heineken Champions Cup for the second time. Wing Jack...
Premiership Rugby: Five things we learned from round 20 as the race for the semi-finals heats up
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 20 was another crucial stop on the road to the Gallagher Premiership Rugby semi-finals, with several sides desperate to get points on the board. Northampton Saints got off to the best possible...
Chiefs side to face Sale Sharks
1 year ago by Ultimate Rugbyob Baxter believes the fight for a spot in this season’s Gallagher Premiership play-offs will be intense, such is the closeness of the current standings and the competitiveness of the division. On...
Rampant Exeter earn home Round of 16 tie
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs earned a home tie in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 after an emphatic 40-3 mauling of Castres Olympique at Sandy Park on Saturday. Chiefs finish second in Pool A thanks...
Baxter backs Nowell to bounce back
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, is confident Jack Nowell has what it takes to force his way back into the selection plans of New England head coach Steve Borthwick. Cornishman Nowell,...
Borthwick had no doubts over picking captain Farrell for Six Nations opener
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySteve Borthwick did not think twice about selecting Owen Farrell as captain for England's Six Nations opener against Scotland after uncertainty over his availability. Farrell was given a four-match...
Another cracker set for Twickenham as England take on the Boks
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn the 116th year of the rivalry’s history, the Boks will take on England at Twickenham on Saturday in what promises to be yet another bruising contest. The English will be well battle-hardened...
Manu Tuilagi to make 50th appearance for England vs South Africa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEddie Jones has named the 23-player England team that will take on South Africa this weekend. England will host the Springboks at Twickenham Stadium in their final Autumn Nations Series...
