'He looks very good, we're expecting a lot from him'
Rob Baxter has tipped 22-year-old centre Zack Wimbush for a big season as Exeter Chiefs look to fill the void left by Len Ikitau a…
Josh Raisey
08 Sep 2026, 2:13
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Rob Baxter insists new investors won't 'throw money' at Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter points out that new owners Black Knight Entertainment haven’t just come into Sandy Park with a bla…
Neil Fissler
07 Sep 2026, 8:21
Opinion
The three top performers from round six of the Hilux NPC
With 12 tries in six games, he’s only three short of the record for most tries by a player in a single NPC Division I season of …
Adam Julian
06 Sep 2026, 14:30
Fissler Confidential: Jacques Nienaber's Leinster plot twist?
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter says that the chances of Wallaby superstar Len Ikitau returning to Sandy Park after the 2027 World C…
Neil Fissler
05 Sep 2026, 2:15
What Rob Baxter wants to see from Tommy Wyatt's long-awaited comeback
Wyatt, 26, who can play in any of the back-five positions, last played for the Chiefs in a home defeat to Sale Sharks in May 2025.
Neil Fissler
04 Sep 2026, 7:06
Opinion
‘Pre-season seems to contain a mind-altering opiate that erases all ills from the past season and floods the brain with enriching optimism’
With no annoying league table to offer a crushing reality check, a swirling world of possibilities await every club for the campai…
Neil Squires
04 Sep 2026, 5:21
All Blacks XV forward joins defending Super Rugby Pacific champions
Defending Super Rugby Pacific champions the Hurricanes have added an All Blacks XV forward to their roster.
Finn Morton
03 Sep 2026, 15:41
Exeter issue mixed injury update on Test locks
Exeter Chiefs’ boss Rob Baxter has issued a mixed injury update on his first-choice locks, Wales international Dafydd Jenkins an…
Neil Fissler
03 Sep 2026, 2:04
Exeter make cross-code swoop for Sydney-based RL winger
Exeter Chiefs have signed winger/full-back Charlie Poynton from the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2026/27 season.
Jon Newcombe
02 Sep 2026, 11:05
'I think an Anglo-Welsh league would be brilliant': Rob Baxter
Ever since Cardiff and Swansea played rebel friendly fixtures against English sides in front of decent crowds in the late 90s, the…
Jon Newcombe
02 Sep 2026, 7:12
Opinion
Johnnie Beattie: 'Royal Marines, sabotaged rowing machines and drinking from cement mixers' - a player's eye view of pre-season
From night watches on a Royal Air Force camp to scoffing oysters in the port of Montpellier, pre-season is a demanding, eventful a…
Johnnie Beattie
02 Sep 2026, 2:58
Opinion
The four top performers from round five of the Hilux NPC
Northland retained the Ranfurly Shield with a 20-10 win against Tasman that looked like it came out of the other side of a hangove…
Adam Julian
30 Aug 2026, 15:40
Opinion
Gallagher PREM 2026/27 squads rated: Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs will have surprised themselves last season, reaching a PREM final and a Prem Rugby Cup final, even though they lost …
Neil Fissler
29 Aug 2026, 3:01
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Aussie presence in NPC grows as RA’s high-performance director weighs in
Rugby Database reported on X that there had been 27 Australian-born players in the provincial competition across the opening three…
Finn Morton
26 Aug 2026, 20:50
Opinion
The three top performers from round four of the Hilux NPC
The Log o’ Wood was last played in Whang?rei on September 22, 1979, when North Auckland lost to Auckland 9-3.
Adam Julian
23 Aug 2026, 14:47
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Fissler Confidential: Rival PREM club weighs in on Henry Pollock price-tag
Gloucester chairman Martin St Quinton has backed the claims of Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, who says that England star Henry Pollo…
Neil Fissler
08 Aug 2026, 0:57
