Don Armand rugby player
Don Armand rugby player

Don Armand

23rd Sep 1988 1.91m/112kg No 5 Lock

Class of 2022: Retiring Players XV

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2021/22 season is drawing to a close which means several players will be bringing their careers to an end.   We take a look at these players in the form of XV.   1. Rhys...

Exeter Chiefs confirm the seventh player departure ahead of next season

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs prop Sam Nixon is the seventh confirmed departure from the Premiership club ahead of next season.   The prop will join French PROD2 club Grenoble on a two-year deal and told Exeter's...

Don Armand calls time on his playing career

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Long-serving Exeter Chiefs forward Don Armand has today announced he will be retiring at the end of the current season.   Armand joined Exeter in 2013 from the Stormers, the 33-year-old forward...

A World XV of players who COULD transfer to another test team this year

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In a groundbreaking move, the World Rugby Council approved an amendment to the sport’s national team representation laws late last year.   This amendment will now permit an international player...

Chiefs tackle the Tigers

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Last year’s finalists, Exeter Chiefs, will open their account at Welford Road where Leicester Tigers lie in wait.    The 2020-21 campaign was a tumultuous one for the Tigers who experienced...

Jack Nowell starts over Hogg for Exeter's semi-final against Sale Sharks

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

For a sixth successive season, Exeter will line-up for a last-four showdown, knowing they are just one step away from running out at Twickenham in the end of the season showpiece.   Exeter Chiefs...

Friday's Premiership line ups

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2020/21 Premiership season kicks off on Friday 20 November with the opening two games seeing Harlequins host the defending champions Exeter at the Stoop while Sale Sharks host Northampton Saints...

Predicted Line Ups: Exeter Chiefs v Racing 92 - Champions Cup Final

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Either Exeter Chiefs or Racing 92 will have their name etched on the Champions Cup Trophy for the first time on Saturday in a mouthwatering final at Ashton Gate.   Both sides have extremely strong...

Premiership Preview & Line Ups: Exeter Chiefs vs London Irish

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exiles will have their hands full tomorrow evening as they take up what has become a mammoth task this season, that of challenging Exeter in their own backyard.     While neither team emerged...

Team News: Exeter drop Vermeulen, Toulouse stick with winning formula

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The second semi-final of the Champions Cup will be held at the fortress of Sandy Park as Exeter Chiefs host Toulouse.   Exeter have proved to be a powerful force in the northern hemisphere...