The Rugby Paper

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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BACK ROW (from left)

Jonathan Woodrow: Sponge man and younger brother of club captain Tim worked as a delivery driver and retired in the Exeter area.

Tony Lee: A former Exeter captain, Devon rep on the RFU council, had a printing business in Exeter and was a director until shortly before his death in December 2003.

Tracey Turner: The fixture secretary was the managing director of South West Refrigerat­ion and a director of the company that ran the County Ground, Exeter.

Bob Hitchings: Back row from the Cullompton area but has lost touch with his former teammates.

John Lockyer: Hooker who had England trials worked as a training officer for Sifam Tinsley in Torquay and is a match summariser with BBC Radio Devon.

Peter Winterbott­om: England and Lions flanker played for the club when a student at SealHayne College before playing for Harlequins and working as a broker in the City of London.

Simon Day: Flanker who captained Devon. Headmaster of Wolborough Hill School in Newton Abbot before becoming principal of a school in Auckland, New Zealand.

Phil Loder: A centre worked in the family plumbing business with his father Basil before setting up a plumbing and heating firm in Newton Abbott.

Steve Webber: Back row who worked in the family butchers in Whimple just outside Exeter.

Mike Cathery: Devon County No.8 who was a PE teacher at Hele’s School, which later became known as St Peter’s High School.

Steve Collier: Back row who was educated at Tiverton Grammar School and worked for National Westminste­r Bank in the Exeter area.

Steve Lewis: Flanker who captained Sidmouth was a teacher at Sidmouth Community College, then worked in financial management.

Trevor Harris: The tighthead prop came through the ranks with Exeter. A school caretaker, he now runs a property and house maintenanc­e business and coaches at Paignton rugby club.

John Hoskins: Winger who played for Devon, a teacher who became a university lecturer in business and economics at the University of Exeter.

Chris Mills: Loosehead prop who played for Devon and had an England trial, was a landscape gardener in the Exeter area until retiring.

Sidney Waller: Exeter full-back who was a policeman, became club treasurer and president of the Devon RFU; he died in August 1990.

Ralph Petherick: A former player who was the teams’ secretary was killed in a road accident on the M5. Worked for the Potato Marketing Board.

BOTTOM ROW

Nigel King: Full-back who took over from Bob Staddon is an Exmouth native and still works as a carpenter in the local area.

Peter Full: Winger who has been a Teignmouth Shell fisherman for many years and is friends with the Simmonds family.

Steve Williams: Swansea-born winger moved to Exeter to study at university became a chartered accountant and is managing director of Sheppard Rockey and Williams.

Paul Baxter: Tighthead prop who captained Devon was a teacher; became headmaster of the Duchy School Bradninch, and worked as an Ofsted inspector. Uncle of Chiefs boss Rob.

Phil Tresedar: Centre who captained Exeter and Devon, played for Rosslyn Park while a teacher in London. Came back to Devon to teach and joined Exeter.

Philip Paul: President who played on the wing for Exeter before World War Two, was a chartered surveyor who died in April 2003.

Tim Woodrow: Second row who captained Exeter and Devon spent 45 years working in the brewery trade and was a director of Palmers Brewery before his retirement. Died Bridport January 2018.

Jack Challenger: Served Exeter as secretary and then chairman had an insurance business in the town. He died in August 1989.

Steve Webb: Wales-born fly-half came to Exeter as a geography student later returned to Wales to become developmen­t director of Visit Wales.

Bob Staddon: Devon full-back who was an internatio­nal trialist is the current Exeter president. Played minor counties cricket and was a teacher at Exeter GS and Hele’s School.

Mike Cook: The former Exeter hooker was secretary at the County Ground and was on the Devon County committee for many years.

Nigel Harris: Devon county winger was a school teacher; moved away from the area to work at Marlboroug­h School.

Myles Collett: Centre was an area sales rep for British Steel for 15 years and then became a tennis coach at Wheatley Hill Tennis Club in Doncaster.

INSERTS

Graham Milford: Devon scrumhalf who had a brother Chris who played for Saracens; had his own engineerin­g business.

Clem Davies: Devon lock came to the club from Worcester, worked for the National Rivers Authority and was then a consultant, now lives in Lympstone.

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