Chris Bentley rugby player
Chris Bentley rugby player

Chris Bentley

24th May 1979 1.98m/118kg No 4 Lock

Chris Bentley column: Exeter Chiefs' narrow win over Harlequins...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Strong winds blew relentlessly down the length of the field on Saturday with a near gale force storm rattling the roof of Sandy Park as second and third in the Aviva Premiership did battle for precious...

Chris Bentley column: Exeter Chiefs' running rugby a joy to...

8 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Oh yes; European Champions Cup rugby came to Sandy Park on Saturday, and how! Let there be no mistake, Les Blues legends Raphaël Ibañez and Émile Ntamack brought their Bordeaux-Bègles...

Chris Bentley column: Exeter Chiefs' win over Leicester Tigers...

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Rugby's tectonic plates have certainly done some shifting in recent months. The performance of the emerging nations in the World Cup, topped by that earth-shattering moment when Japan drove over to score...

Exeter Chiefs' Marc Dibble joins coaching staff at Exmouth

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Exeter Chiefs community development manager Marc Dibble has joined Exmouth as backs and skills coach.And the former Exeter Saracens coach will be available to play for the Cockles if the need arises.The...

Chris Bentley column: Exeter Chiefs are entering the home...

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

How good was that then? An emphatic 48-13 win over Newcastle Falcons has booked Exeter Chiefs a historic first ever European Challenge Cup semi-final. Our opposition on that day will be Gloucester's Cherry...

Chris Bentley: Parling and Woodburn are tasty additions to Exeter...

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

I never knew a burger could taste so good, until I judged the Urban Burger #whatsyourbeef competition. It was a truly eye-opening and mouth-watering experience. Whoever heard of burgers made with whale...

Chris Bentley: We attacked and attacked and got our home...

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Down to the last eight hey! Some say 'it's not arriving but the journey that counts', I suspect few of the 8,000-plus at Sandy Park on Saturday will argue with that one. What a game and what a great achievement...

Chris Bentley: Network of smaller clubs are the bedrock of our...

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

When I shout 'de-fence' I don't mean the wooden structure at the bottom of the garden. I mean rapier-like bone-crunching tackles that resonate off the field right up to the back row of the main stand....

Chris Bentley: Big Tom was not too pleased to get a Bong!

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

What does Thomas Waldrom have in common with the legendary John Lennon, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson and comedy duo French & Saunders? The answer to this question, dear reader, will be revealed later...

Chris Bentley: Time to hand out the Bentos Big Bongs for 2014!

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Ouch! 31-14 was not the score we wanted, but fair play to that lot up the M5, they just about deserved their win. The 17-point spread was not a fair reflection on how well the Chiefs played, in my view...