- Exeter Chiefs
Rugby team
teamname = Exeter Chiefs
fullname = Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club
founded = 1871
ground =Sandy Park
location =Exeter ,England
country
capacity = 7,300
coach = flagicon|ENGPeter Drewett
league =National Division One
season = 2008-09
position = 2nd
url = www.exeterchiefs.co.uk
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Exeter Rugby Club is a
rugby union club based inExeter ,England .The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873.
In 1905, Devon played a match against the
All Blacks at the County Ground, the home of the club, attracting a crowd of 6,000.The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black, White and Cambridge Blue.
The Chiefs currently play in
National Division One and relocated from the County Ground toSandy Park in the summer of 2006, which has a ground that can accommodate 8000. They are currently managed by Pete Drewett. In recent seasons a large effort has been made by the club to gain promotion to theGuinness Premiership this was typified by the recruitment in the 2007/2008 off season when the club acquired the services of seasoned professionals;Craig Dunlea andClive Stuart-Smith (fromLlanelli Scarlets ),Danny Gray andSaul Nelson (fromBristol ),John Andress andLewis Stevenson (fromUlster ),Andy Miller (fromThe Borders ) andBrett Sturgess (from Connacht).The Chiefs have also reached the final of the
EDF Energy Trophy (formerly the Powergen Shield) in four of the last seven seasons but have finished runners-up on each occasion.Current Squad
External links
* [http://www.exeterchiefs.co.uk/ Exeter Chiefs official site]
* [http://www.sportnetwork.net/boards/list/s548.htm Exeter Chiefs Unofficial - fans message board etc.]
* [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/equipe-exeter.html Exeter on itsrugby.co.uk]
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