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Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter thinks his side are in a "different place" to the team that lost last year's Prem Rugby Cup final as they prepare for Sunday's showpiece against Leicester Tigers.Chiefs suffered a 48-14 defeat by eventual treble-winners Bath at Sandy Park last March, conceding 31 points without reply after half-time.Exeter's better league campaign this season has helped form the basis of another strong domestic cup run.And after overpowering Northampton Saints in the semi-finals…

Exeter Chiefs full-back Olly Woodburn has signed a new contract at the club.The 34-year-old has spent over a decade at Sandy Park after joining from Bath before the start of the 2015-16 season.In his second year at the club, Woodburn helped Chiefs win their first ever Prem title and picked up the club's player of the year award.Three seasons later, he picked up a league and cup double, helping his side secure a second Prem title and their…

Five wins from their last six league matches have given rise to League One play-off hopes for Plymouth Argyle.Another excellent performance away from Home Park, which has for a few years been the club's Achilles heel, saw them dominate a Wigan side who had won back-to-back home games following head coach Gary Caldwell's appointment.Two quickfire goals from Bim Pepple - who now has 10 goals in 11 matches for the Greens - and a clinching strike from Caleb…

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The League One encounter between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City on Saturday, 11 April will kick off at 12:30 BST.The game at Home Park, the second meeting between the Devon rivals this season, had been scheduled for a 15:00 BST start time. Exeter beat Argyle 2-0 at St James Park in October thanks to goals from Reece Cole and Akeel Higgins - Exeter's first win in the fixture for six years.The Grecians have not played at Home Park…

The win was also significant for summer signing Jack MacKenzie.The 25-year-old - who moved to Devon from Scottish side Aberdeen in the summer - finally made his first start for the club after an injury-ravaged first season.He suffered a knee problem in pre-season followed by shin splints, but finally made his debut as a substitute in the loss at Stockport County on 31 January.MacKenzie made three more substitute appearances in all competitions before finally starting in Saturday's win.…