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Exeter Chiefs Is Relishing Its New Title

The captain of Exeter Chiefs, Gareth Steenson is enjoying a “new challenge” And the challenge is starting the season of Aviva Premiership as a defending champion.

The pulsating victory of Chiefs’ Premiership final over Wasps in May at Twickenham saw them having a remarkable rise and it is from the lower divisions of English rugby to reaching at the peak.

But when Exeter launches their league campaign on September 1^st opposite the West Country rivals Gloucester at Kingsholm under the floodlights of the Friday night.

Steenson the Fly-half of the team extra-time penalty preserved the glory of the title for Exeter and in the squad of last season; they retained the awesome majority, while adding players like Matt Kvesicflanker and Nic Whitescrum-half.

Steenson on the occasion said, “For us, this truly a brand new experience. Our performance in Europe was not that well, and this something that we will talk about for sure.”

He further added that, “Probably now, we are not the second favorite team of everyone any more. Now, we are no more a plucky underdog, and this is a completely new thing for us.”

England December 14, 2016

I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE – NIKO MATAWALU

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After moving from Bath earlier this month, Niko Matawalu has said that he is settling quite well at the Exeter Chiefs.

With the end of the autumn internationals, the Fijian back is currently enjoying his first week with the club.

Matawalu reiterated that his reason for moving to the club was to play rugby and so far, he has enjoyed all he has seen in the club. Speaking, Matawalu said,

“It’s so far so good,”

“I really like the environment, the boys and the coaches. I needed to play some rugby and that’s why I decided to move to Exeter.”

“I’m just back from the autumn tour and joined the boys this week and it seems to be going well.”

Matawalu also mentioned how he and the head coach at Exeter, Rob Baxter had talked about their goals for the season just before he made the move to Exeter from Bath.

And with Exeter hoping to gain another top-four finish which would become their second successive, Matawalu is looking forward to the challenge. The Fijian back had said,

Exeter Chiefs September 28, 2016

Exeter Chiefs Against Northampton Saints

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The Exeter Chiefs would be playing against the Northampton Saints on Friday, 30th September 2016. In this Premiership event Calum Clark would be playing who was part of the warm up squad of the 2015 World Cup team of England. The Franklin’s gardens would be opening up for this day as the game kicks off in the evening hours. Calum Clark would be taking the role of the England flanker and this would be his first appearance after he played for the Northampton Saints in May 2015.

When it comes to the Exeter team, the head coach has stated on Radio in Devon that Jack Nowell would be on the bench this time as he has suffered a thumb injury and subsequent surgery recently. As Jack has come back from his surgery for about ten days or a week, he would avoid playing as falling or catching will affect his thumb more.

Exeter Chiefs September 15, 2016

Exeter Wins Over Bristol

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The win that Exeter had over Bristol Rugby has definitely hoped the team to get their confidence back this season. After suffering two losses beginning of the season, the head coach of Exeter Chiefs, Rob Baxter, has been applauded as the man of the match after the successful win against Bristol Rugby. This game definitely helped to turn around the fortunes of the team.

The Chiefs have been able to get victories and bonus points in the performance that they showcased. Woodburn made a double that was added by Sam Hill as well as by Thomas Waldrom. The Chiefs ended up with a victory score of 41 over 17 against their rival team. The game was played at Ashton Gate. Even though Baxter felt that the team could have performed better, the game has definitely seen Exeter improve in their team performance.

Uncategorized September 1, 2016

Exeter Gets First Aviva Premiership Win

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Exeter Chiefs have registered their first victory in the ongoing 2016-17 Aviva Rugby Premiership by defeating the Harlequins last Saturday. The opening two weeks against the Wasps and Saracens did not go well for the Exeter side. But, they have bounced back with a win and Lachie Turner feels that they should build on this win and move forward this season.

It was Turner and England international Luke Cowan-Dickie that played a vital role in Exeter’s win. Luke got a hat-trick of tries in the game. Exeter Chiefs had a very good first half and Turner also made his first score for the club during the 36-25 win over the Londoners at Sandy Park. This victory lifted the Exeter team from the bottom of the table to the 7th position.

Exeter Chiefs June 6, 2016

Exeter Has Had A Good Season So Far

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The boss of Exeter Chiefs stated that the team put in their best performance of the playoffs on the Premiership tournament.

The win they obtained against Harlequins was their biggest ever. They were able to score 52-0 in the game. It took place at London Welsh. It was the opening day match when they were able to score big. The match was definitely one of the biggest wins of the team in the 145 years that they have played.

As the coach states, the focus is not to get to the finals or beat the Wasps. They need to play the best game they can and give the fans something to be proud of. That is something expected out of the team when they play Premiership games. The season has definitely turned out well in Exeter. They were able to finish off in the second position in the Premiership. The playoff match that they played first ended with a home tie. When the quarter finals were reached of the Champions Cup, it added another feather to the cap of the team. They were able to defeat the Clermont Auvergne in the match. The other achievement of the team is getting three of their best player, Luke, Henry and Jack to be selected to play for England.