Long-serving Exeter Chiefs coach Ali Hepher has left the Premiership club by mutual consent. The 50-year-old had been suspended from his role as backs and attack coach last month in the wake of Exeter’s club-record 79-17 loss at Gloucester. The former Northampton fly-half had been part of Exeter’s coaching set-up since 2009 when he joined...
Former Northampton fly-half Hepher has been part of Exeter’s coaching team since Baxter took over as director of rugby in 2009, while Hunter moved to Sandy Park in 2013 after a successful spell as England Under-20s head coach. The pair have been part of the backroom team that helped the Chiefs win two Premiership titles...
Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says Ali Hepher’s demotion from his role as head coach was not a “knee-jerk reaction” to the club’s Premiership Rugby Cup final loss. Hepher was replaced as head coach by forwards coach Rob Hunter last week, with Exeter enduring their worst season since being promoted to the top flight...
“We have experienced some lows and enjoyed some incredible highs together and he has been a key part of the successes this club has had. “I feel now, coming out of the Premiership Rugby Cup period, is the right time for us to start the process of heading in a different direction with elements of...
