Introduction

Mission

Exeter Chiefs Rugby Academy is committed to producing players who compete for trophies at Premiership, European & International levels.

Through a combination of early identification, integrated systems that accommodate entry at appropriate levels, the programme will develop People, Players, Leaders and Club Culture.

Vision

These young men have an emotional bound to the club that cannot be underestimated, having a dream plays a huge part in the career of a professional sportsman, and our academy system does everything it can to make the dream a possibility for anyone who is prepared to work hard enough.

All of our academy coaches and support staff understand the qualities we want our players to possess and because of the time that they spend with our young players developing these qualities it means that when they enter our senior programme they are not only good players, they are also good men.

I always like to think that a really good rugby club is there first and foremost to provide an opportunity for people to play rugby to the best of their abilities and then to provide a meeting place and entertainment for the people who choose to come to support them.

Our academy is the start of the opportunity process for local players, and how good is it when their families, friends and the people from the area they represent can be there to support them.

Rob Baxter
Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby

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Exeter Chiefs Academy is continually striving to improve its value and delivery with robust support from the CEO, Board and Director of Rugby. The increased involvement into structures, player development has enabled further ongoing strategy to produce a high calibre player and person.

The pathway between Devon & Cornwall and its established partners has been designed to provide a continuous curriculum and personal development programme for our homegrown players, on and off the field.

Rob Gibson 
Exeter Chiefs Academy Manager

ACADEMY STAFF

ROB GIBSON - Academy Manager
ROBIN COWLING - Assistant Academy Manager
RICKY PELLOW - Assistant Academy Manager
MARC DIBBLE - Under-18s Programme Manager/Academy Safeguarding Lead
HAYDN THOMAS - Senior Academy Coach
MATT BIRBECK - Academy Coach/PDG Cornwall Manager
KEITH BROOKING - Academy Coach
TOM KESSELL - Academy Coach
CHARLIE LEVICK - Academy Coach
TOM RAWLINGS - Academy Coach
LEE WESTERN - PDG Devon Manager & Academy Coach Development Officer
DOM THORNE - Lead Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach
DANIEL JOHNSTONE - Strength & Conditioning Coach
LACHLAN SURRIDGE - Strength & Conditioning Coach
JACK PERRY - Exeter University Strength & Condition/Transition Coach
JAMIE NEMMER-THAYER - University of Exeter S&C Coach
JOE FOREY - Lead Academy Analyst
SHANE O'HANRAHAN - Lead Academy Physio
DAVY MORGAN - Physio/Strength & Conditioning Coach
ABI BIRBECK - Physio
RICHARD HODGES - Academy Education Advisor/University of Exeter Coach
ZOE WILLMOTT - Academy Administrator

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