Danny Care’s final appearance at The Stoop ends with Harlequins victory Harlequins ensured the club’s record-appearance holder signed off from The Stoop with a win The Independent UK · May 18, 2025
Tom Dunn shines on record-breaking appearance as Bath crush Leicester Bath ran out 43-15 winners over Leicester, and there was a try for Tom Dunn on his record 184th Premiership appearance for the club The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2025
Skinner helps Exeter defeat second-string Saints but Baxter issues warning Exeter Chiefs defeated a youthful Northampton 42-14 as Harvey Skinner grabbed two tries, but Rob Baxter admitted the hosts had ‘a lot to work on’ The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025
Inside the Exeter meltdown: Rowe’s revival plan not for the faint-hearted A 79-17 defeat for the 2020 champions set the alarm bells ringing and the ‘embarrassed’ chairman is pulling no punches The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
Youngster who can become 'top player' completes permanent Rangers exit Johnly Yfeko has completed a permanent departure from Rangers. The National (Scotland) · May 5, 2025
Red Roses triumph again but cannot afford another World Cup wobble Seven straight Six Nations titles is impressive but rivals may have been encouraged by the nervous finish against France The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025
Exeter Chiefs suspend coaches Rob Hunter and Ali Hepher after demolition by Gloucester The Chiefs have reshuffled their backroom staff once more after a record defeat to Gloucester The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025
Exeter suspend coaches Hunter and Hepher after heavy Gloucester defeat The 79-17 loss was the latest low in a miserable campaign for the Chiefs, who have promoted Rob Baxter into a frontline role until the end of the season The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025
Exeter chairman rants at players in dressing room after Chiefs dealt record defeat by Gloucester Exeter were beaten 79-17 at Kingsholm to continue a miserable season The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025
Gloucester dismantle Exeter in record-breaking West Country derby victory Gloucester delivered a record-breaking thrashing of Exeter as they scored 13 tries in their 79-17 West Country derby triumph The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2025
Leaders Bath survive Exeter onslaught to go clear at Premiership summit Bath consolidated top spot in the Premiership after holding out for a 26-24 victory at Exeter despite a late rally from the Chiefs The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025
Why Celtic keeper will draw on Exeter City relegation dogfight in Scottish Cup semi Why Viljami Sinisalo will draw on lessons learned in Exeter City v Northampton Town relegation dogfight in Scottish Cup semi-final. The National (Scotland) · Apr 18, 2025
The Waratahs ace eligible to represent five nations Aptly-named Waratahs hooker Julian Heaven has the unique distinction of being eligible to play rugby for five nations - but his heart is set on the Wallabies. AAP · Apr 18, 2025
Retired banker running 200 marathons in 200 days around Britain’s coast Steve James, 65, will be completing the equivalent of 200 marathons in 200 days, while researchers monitor the impact upon him Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 Newcastle boss Steve Diamond banned after directing obscenity towards match officials The Newcastle director of rugby was hit with a six-match ban last week
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 Steve Diamond’s season-ending ban was for profanity aimed at match officials Steve Diamond’s season-ending ban came because he hit out at a group of match-day officials before telling the TMO he should retire
The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025 Newcastle boss Steve Diamond banned for six games after abusing match officials The Newcastle Falcons director of rugby’s behaviour has been described as ‘wholly unacceptable’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025 Premiership clubs’ European debacle illustrates growing French strength Four English clubs conceded 215 points on a calamitous weekend with French clubs poised to improve further
The Conversation · Apr 7, 2025 What do medieval puzzles and the New York Times Connections have in common? The New York Times Connections game asks players to categorise 16 words into four groups of four. For example, in one collection of 16, a category included “blow”, “cat”, “gold” and “sword”: these are all words that might come before “fish”.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Why English clubs are struggling in the Champions Cup The Premiership provides just one of the remaining eight clubs in the continental competition
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025 When Harry Kane could finally win first major trophy as Bayern Munich close in on Bundesliga title The England captain continued his strong season to take Bayern closer to domestic success
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025 FA Cup goes back to the future as Nottingham Forest do an FAR Rabat After Exeter and Ipswich, Nuno’s team became the first to win a third consecutive penalty shootout in Cup history
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025 Last-gasp Fisilau try spares Exeter’s blushes against lowly Newcastle Exeter won the battle of the Premiership’s bottom two sides 17-15 but Newcastle made them work hard for the win
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025 ‘It comes across aggressive’: red cards may lead Exeter’s Caldwell to alter accent Exeter’s Gary Caldwell suggested he might try a ‘more Englified’ voice after he said his passion being mistaken for aggression led to two red cards
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 Four uncapped players included in Red Roses squad for Women’s Six Nations Lock Zoe Aldcroft leads an experienced squad named by John Mitchell as England defend their title