Tony Rowe: I can’t keep putting my money into Exeter

Charles Richardson Wed, 31 December 2025 at 9:01 am UTC·9 min read In his office, high above the Sandy Park playing surface, Tony Rowe reclines in his chair at the end of a year which may well finish as his last as chairman and chief executive of Exeter Chiefs. That is because Rowe, one of the longest-serving and most loyal head honchos in English rugby, has employed a top sports advisory firm, Oakwell, to take his club to market with the hope of finding a new major shareholder.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Rowe, who sits in an office littered with mementos of Exeter’s golden era, stresses that the Chiefs are not “necessarily for sale”, per se – they remain a members’ club – but...