Exeter Rugby Club has been known as the Exeter Chiefs since 1999, but the team’s history dates all the way back to 1871.
It only took nine years for Exeter Rugby Club to win their first title, as the team clinched the Devon Cup in 1890. Ever since, the club has been a trailblazer. In 1905, Exeter Rugby Club hosted the first match played by the New Zealand national team on English soil. The match is actually one of the most iconic in rugby union history, because this was the game when New Zealand were first referred to as the ‘All Blacks’.
Read on to discover even more about Exeter Chiefs rugby. On this page, you’ll find all the latest Exeter Chiefs news and you’ll even be able to see all of the upcoming Exeter Chiefs fixtures and most recent results.
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Sam Nixon has confirmed he is heading back to France following the end of the current season with Exeter. The 25-year-old joined the Chiefs last summer from Bayonne, who were relegated from the Top 14.
Exeter Rugby Club has been known as the Exeter Chiefs since 1999, but the team’s history dates all the way back to 1871.
It only took nine years for Exeter Rugby Club to win their first title, as the team clinched the Devon Cup in 1890. Ever since, the club has been a trailblazer. In 1905, Exeter Rugby Club hosted the first match played by the New Zealand national team on English soil. The match is actually one of the most iconic in rugby union history, because this was the game when New Zealand were first referred to as the ‘All Blacks’.
Read on to discover even more about Exeter Chiefs rugby. On this page, you’ll find all the latest Exeter Chiefs news and you’ll even be able to see all of the upcoming Exeter Chiefs fixtures and most recent results.
Heineken Cup 
Gallagher Premiership Heineken Cup 
Heineken Cup Gallagher Premiership | Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Racing 92 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 24 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
-  Harlequins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 101 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
-  Ulster | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
-  Leicester Tigers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 64 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
-  Munster | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 47 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
-  Bristol | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 38 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
-  La Rochelle | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 64 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
-  Leinster | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 62 | 136 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
-  Sale Sharks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 48 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 82 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
-  Connacht | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 104 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
-  Montpellier | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 157 | -79 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Clermont | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 82 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
-  Cardiff Blues | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 118 | -33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
-  Stade Francais | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 95 | -32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
-  Toulouse | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
-  Wasps | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 102 | -51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
-  Bordeaux | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
-  Glasgow Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 117 | -35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
-  Castres | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 91 | -14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
-  Bath | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 148 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
-  Northampton Saints | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 124 | -68 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
-  Scarlets | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 125 | -104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
-  Ospreys | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 123 | -90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 4 |
|---|
| - Racing 92 |
| - Harlequins |
| - Ulster |
| - Leicester Tigers |
| - Munster |
| - Bristol |
| - La Rochelle |
| - Leinster |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Connacht |
| - Montpellier |
| - Clermont |
| - Cardiff Blues |
| - Stade Francais |
| - Toulouse |
| - Wasps |
| - Bordeaux |
| - Glasgow Warriors |
| - Castres |
| - Bath |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Scarlets |
| - Ospreys |
During the professional era of rugby union Exeter Rugby Club have been highly successful. The side won the National League 2 South in 1996 and National League 1 in 1997. Following a rebrand to the Exeter Chiefs in 1999, the team has won the RFU Championship once in 2010 and the Premiership in 2017 and 2020. This means that the Exeter Chiefs are the only rugby union side to win all of the top four tiers of English rugby. In addition, the side has also won the Anglo-Welsh Cup twice (most recently in 2018), and the Heineken Cup (European Rugby Champions Cup) once, in 2020.
Alec Hepburn Prop 
Ben Moon Prop 
Christ Tshiunza Lock 
Christ Tshiunza Lock 
Dave Ewers Flanker 7 
Don Armand Flanker 7 
Harry Williams Prop 
Jack Innard Hooker 
Jack Yeandle Hooker 
Jacques Vermeulen Flanker 7 
James Kenny Prop 
Jannes Kirsten Flanker 7 
Jonny Gray Lock 
Jonny Hill Lock 
Josh Iosefa-Scott Prop 
Luke Cowan-Dickie Hooker 
Marcus Street Prop 
Richard Capstick Flanker 6 
Ryan McCauley Flanker 6 
Sam Nixon Prop 
Sam Simmonds Number 8 
Sam Skinner Lock 4 
Sean Lonsdale Lock 
Sean O'Brien Flanker 7 
Will Witty Lock 
William Keast Prop 
Dafydd Jenkins Fullback 
Facundo Cordero Fullback 
Harvey Skinner Fly half 
Henry Slade Centre 
Ian Whitten Centre 
Jack Maunder Scrum half 
Jack Nowell Wing 
Joe Simmonds Fly half 
Josh Hodge 
Lewis Pearson 
Max Norey 
Ollie Burrows Fullback 
Ollie Devoto Centre 
Ollie Leatherbarrow Fullback 
Olly Woodburn Wing 
Patrick Schickerling 
Rus Tuima 
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Scrum half 
Sam Maunder Scrum half 
Santiago Grondona 
Stu Townsend Scrum half 
Stuart Hogg Fullback 
Tom Hendrickson Centre 
Tom O'Flaherty Centre Due to the team’s recent success, the Exeter Chiefs rugby team features a number of established international players, including representatives of all the Home Nations (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales). The team’s top players include England centre Henry Slade, Wales wing Alex Cuthbert and Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg.
Today, the Exeter Chiefs are an established force in both English and European rugby. With two Premiership titles and three runners-up finishes in the five years between 2015-16 and 2019-20, the Exeter Chiefs rugby team will be looking to assert their dominance even further in the coming years.
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