Dave Church
@davechurch49.bsky.social
Statto. Dad. Data Analyst, Cyclist, Cricketer.
Views my own & subject to bias towards Luton Town and Exeter Chiefs. Awaiting a 49pt score for the latter
Views my own & subject to bias towards Luton Town and Exeter Chiefs. Awaiting a 49pt score for the latter
I've not churned out any stats for a while but Chiefs are back and a very belated Gloucester Review
#rugby
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#rugby
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Chiefs are back and a Gloucester Review
Friday night Sale (pt1), Vintage Henry Slade and Post Gloucester win,
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November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I've not churned out any stats for a while but Chiefs are back and a very belated Gloucester Review
#rugby
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#rugby
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When was the last time Glaws won a Prem game at Sandy Park? Could Chiefs pass 1000 points (against Gloucester) this weekend? Why is Agincourt relevant? The usual stat based nonsense basically. open.substack.com/pub/davechur...
Exeter v Gloucester preview
Chiefs v Gloucester and Chiefs Trailfinders previews, warnings from history.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
When was the last time Glaws won a Prem game at Sandy Park? Could Chiefs pass 1000 points (against Gloucester) this weekend? Why is Agincourt relevant? The usual stat based nonsense basically. open.substack.com/pub/davechur...
How much better are Exeter Chiefs this season?
How good was Chiefs win yesterday (statistically)? How bad is scoring 0? These questions answered - and a bonus quiz all here
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How good was Chiefs win yesterday (statistically)? How bad is scoring 0? These questions answered - and a bonus quiz all here
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Nilling in the name - Why Chiefs have the cleanest sheets
Chiefs 38-0 Quins, other big wins for Exeter, failing to score and a bonus quiz.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
How much better are Exeter Chiefs this season?
How good was Chiefs win yesterday (statistically)? How bad is scoring 0? These questions answered - and a bonus quiz all here
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How good was Chiefs win yesterday (statistically)? How bad is scoring 0? These questions answered - and a bonus quiz all here
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Happy Sam Hidalgo-Clyne turnover day to all who celebrate.
(Also the day Exeter Chiefs won the European cup 🏆)
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(Also the day Exeter Chiefs won the European cup 🏆)
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Exeter Chiefs vs Racing 92 (31-27) | Champions Cup final highlights
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October 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Happy Sam Hidalgo-Clyne turnover day to all who celebrate.
(Also the day Exeter Chiefs won the European cup 🏆)
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(Also the day Exeter Chiefs won the European cup 🏆)
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This week's stats feature such delights as why Exeter v Harlequins games are good value? Chiefs increasingly bleak away record, Will Goodrick-Clarke, Chris Budgen and Napoleon Bonaparte (sadly not all at the same time).
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#Exeter #Rugby
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#Exeter #Rugby
Quins preview and Bristol lookback
How silly are Exeter v Quins games? Who has played more minutes than Will Goodrick-Clarke? and I'm still looking for a 49 point score
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October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This week's stats feature such delights as why Exeter v Harlequins games are good value? Chiefs increasingly bleak away record, Will Goodrick-Clarke, Chris Budgen and Napoleon Bonaparte (sadly not all at the same time).
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#Exeter #Rugby
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#Exeter #Rugby
How many people have started alongside Dafydd Jenkins in the second row for Chiefs?
Have Manny and Paul ever started together at home?
These questions and far more answered in the pre match stats, also a mention of a land speed record
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#rugby #theprem #ExeterChiefs
Have Manny and Paul ever started together at home?
These questions and far more answered in the pre match stats, also a mention of a land speed record
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#rugby #theprem #ExeterChiefs
Chiefs v Newcastle preview
Artificial landmarks, Newcastle's record at Exeter, Chiefs in October, matches following draws and the usual level of esoteric stats/trivia.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
How many people have started alongside Dafydd Jenkins in the second row for Chiefs?
Have Manny and Paul ever started together at home?
These questions and far more answered in the pre match stats, also a mention of a land speed record
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#rugby #theprem #ExeterChiefs
Have Manny and Paul ever started together at home?
These questions and far more answered in the pre match stats, also a mention of a land speed record
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#rugby #theprem #ExeterChiefs
How many of Chiefs 15 trips to Northampton have been settled by more than 7 points?
Also why did that win at Bath feel familiar?
All this and more in this weeks stats
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#exeterchiefs #rugby #rugbystats
Also why did that win at Bath feel familiar?
All this and more in this weeks stats
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#exeterchiefs #rugby #rugbystats
Chiefs prem week 1 preview
After a win at Bath Exeter Chiefs visit Northampton to get the Prem Rugby season underway.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
How many of Chiefs 15 trips to Northampton have been settled by more than 7 points?
Also why did that win at Bath feel familiar?
All this and more in this weeks stats
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#exeterchiefs #rugby #rugbystats
Also why did that win at Bath feel familiar?
All this and more in this weeks stats
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#exeterchiefs #rugby #rugbystats
Preseason Exeter Chiefs thoughts and scribblings before the Prem rugby season starts
More reasons to be optimistic rather than pessimistic I reckon
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More reasons to be optimistic rather than pessimistic I reckon
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Exeter Chiefs: Reasons to be cheerful
Evidence based Optimism
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September 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Preseason Exeter Chiefs thoughts and scribblings before the Prem rugby season starts
More reasons to be optimistic rather than pessimistic I reckon
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More reasons to be optimistic rather than pessimistic I reckon
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This weeks Exeter Chiefs stat pack is a Gloucester preview (again).
Find out just how often these sides meet in February (clue its very often)
Also feature my favourite stat of the season so far
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Find out just how often these sides meet in February (clue its very often)
Also feature my favourite stat of the season so far
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February 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This weeks Exeter Chiefs stat pack is a Gloucester preview (again).
Find out just how often these sides meet in February (clue its very often)
Also feature my favourite stat of the season so far
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Find out just how often these sides meet in February (clue its very often)
Also feature my favourite stat of the season so far
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Exeter Chiefs tries scored since new year...
Leicester 2
Bordeaux 3
Ulster 4
Saracens 5
Hartpury 6
Cornish Pirates 7
So can we pencil Gloucester in for 8 next week?
Leicester 2
Bordeaux 3
Ulster 4
Saracens 5
Hartpury 6
Cornish Pirates 7
So can we pencil Gloucester in for 8 next week?
February 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Exeter Chiefs tries scored since new year...
Leicester 2
Bordeaux 3
Ulster 4
Saracens 5
Hartpury 6
Cornish Pirates 7
So can we pencil Gloucester in for 8 next week?
Leicester 2
Bordeaux 3
Ulster 4
Saracens 5
Hartpury 6
Cornish Pirates 7
So can we pencil Gloucester in for 8 next week?
This was a nice surprise this morning.
We've never had Goldfinches in the garden before... and suddenly we do
We've never had Goldfinches in the garden before... and suddenly we do
February 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This was a nice surprise this morning.
We've never had Goldfinches in the garden before... and suddenly we do
We've never had Goldfinches in the garden before... and suddenly we do
Move over 6 nations it's premiership cup weekend.
Here is some trivia ahead of Exeter Chiefs vs Cornish Pirates tomorrow
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Here is some trivia ahead of Exeter Chiefs vs Cornish Pirates tomorrow
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February 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Move over 6 nations it's premiership cup weekend.
Here is some trivia ahead of Exeter Chiefs vs Cornish Pirates tomorrow
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Here is some trivia ahead of Exeter Chiefs vs Cornish Pirates tomorrow
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Post match stats:
- 31 points is Exeter Chiefs highest score in the premiership (or champions cup) since the Bristol game on 12th Oct.
- That's Chiefs first premiership try bonus since that game
- That's 7 defeats for Saracens in their last 8 league trips to Devon since the 2017 Semi Final
- 31 points is Exeter Chiefs highest score in the premiership (or champions cup) since the Bristol game on 12th Oct.
- That's Chiefs first premiership try bonus since that game
- That's 7 defeats for Saracens in their last 8 league trips to Devon since the 2017 Semi Final
January 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Post match stats:
- 31 points is Exeter Chiefs highest score in the premiership (or champions cup) since the Bristol game on 12th Oct.
- That's Chiefs first premiership try bonus since that game
- That's 7 defeats for Saracens in their last 8 league trips to Devon since the 2017 Semi Final
- 31 points is Exeter Chiefs highest score in the premiership (or champions cup) since the Bristol game on 12th Oct.
- That's Chiefs first premiership try bonus since that game
- That's 7 defeats for Saracens in their last 8 league trips to Devon since the 2017 Semi Final
Reposted by Dave Church
“Select all squares containing J D Salinger books” - CAPTCHA in the Rye.
January 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
“Select all squares containing J D Salinger books” - CAPTCHA in the Rye.
Reposted by Dave Church
Exeter conceded 224 points in this Champions Cup pool stage. You'd have to go back to 2017/18 to find the last time a team conceded more in the pool stage, when Northampton conceded 239 (and that was having played two more games). Not since Arix Viadana in 02/03 has a team conceded more per game.
January 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Exeter conceded 224 points in this Champions Cup pool stage. You'd have to go back to 2017/18 to find the last time a team conceded more in the pool stage, when Northampton conceded 239 (and that was having played two more games). Not since Arix Viadana in 02/03 has a team conceded more per game.
No stats today... However Exeter Chiefs have never won a champions cup game away to an Irish side - P5 L5.
Chiefs did however win 24-33 at Connacht in the challenge cup 10 years ago yesterday (tries for Armand, Mumm and Penalty try - 18 points from the boot of Slade.
Chiefs did however win 24-33 at Connacht in the challenge cup 10 years ago yesterday (tries for Armand, Mumm and Penalty try - 18 points from the boot of Slade.
January 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
No stats today... However Exeter Chiefs have never won a champions cup game away to an Irish side - P5 L5.
Chiefs did however win 24-33 at Connacht in the challenge cup 10 years ago yesterday (tries for Armand, Mumm and Penalty try - 18 points from the boot of Slade.
Chiefs did however win 24-33 at Connacht in the challenge cup 10 years ago yesterday (tries for Armand, Mumm and Penalty try - 18 points from the boot of Slade.
More pre match Chiefs stats nonsense here...
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January 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
More pre match Chiefs stats nonsense here...
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Time for some stats ahead of Exeter Chiefs' trip to Leicester today…
First today is a landmark that will be reached if/when Exeter score: Chiefs have scored 699 points against Tigers in the premiership. Exeter have scored more in the 14 away matches, than in the 15 at home.
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First today is a landmark that will be reached if/when Exeter score: Chiefs have scored 699 points against Tigers in the premiership. Exeter have scored more in the 14 away matches, than in the 15 at home.
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January 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Time for some stats ahead of Exeter Chiefs' trip to Leicester today…
First today is a landmark that will be reached if/when Exeter score: Chiefs have scored 699 points against Tigers in the premiership. Exeter have scored more in the 14 away matches, than in the 15 at home.
1/5
First today is a landmark that will be reached if/when Exeter score: Chiefs have scored 699 points against Tigers in the premiership. Exeter have scored more in the 14 away matches, than in the 15 at home.
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🚨📊🧵
Today’s stat thread has some evidence based good vibes ahead of #Exeterchiefs fixture against Gloucester.
Let’s start with Exeter’s record at home in December in the premiership - it’s almost perfect: P15 W 13 D1 L1. That defeat was back on NYE 2011 against Quins.
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Today’s stat thread has some evidence based good vibes ahead of #Exeterchiefs fixture against Gloucester.
Let’s start with Exeter’s record at home in December in the premiership - it’s almost perfect: P15 W 13 D1 L1. That defeat was back on NYE 2011 against Quins.
1/5
December 29, 2024 at 8:03 AM
🚨📊🧵
Today’s stat thread has some evidence based good vibes ahead of #Exeterchiefs fixture against Gloucester.
Let’s start with Exeter’s record at home in December in the premiership - it’s almost perfect: P15 W 13 D1 L1. That defeat was back on NYE 2011 against Quins.
1/5
Today’s stat thread has some evidence based good vibes ahead of #Exeterchiefs fixture against Gloucester.
Let’s start with Exeter’s record at home in December in the premiership - it’s almost perfect: P15 W 13 D1 L1. That defeat was back on NYE 2011 against Quins.
1/5
A few stats ahead of Exeter Chiefs trip to Sale this evening.
This will be Chiefs 16th trip to Sale winning 9 times and being defeated 6 times.
At Salford they have 7 wins and 6 defeats.
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This will be Chiefs 16th trip to Sale winning 9 times and being defeated 6 times.
At Salford they have 7 wins and 6 defeats.
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December 21, 2024 at 3:57 PM
A few stats ahead of Exeter Chiefs trip to Sale this evening.
This will be Chiefs 16th trip to Sale winning 9 times and being defeated 6 times.
At Salford they have 7 wins and 6 defeats.
1/4
This will be Chiefs 16th trip to Sale winning 9 times and being defeated 6 times.
At Salford they have 7 wins and 6 defeats.
1/4
After a couple of weeks off the stats thread is back for @exeterchiefs vs Toulouse.
It’s not been a great season for Exeter so far and Toulouse are a bit good. However it is 8 years since a French side last won at Sandy Park (Bordeaux winning 7-13 in December 2016)
#EXEvTOU 1/5
It’s not been a great season for Exeter so far and Toulouse are a bit good. However it is 8 years since a French side last won at Sandy Park (Bordeaux winning 7-13 in December 2016)
#EXEvTOU 1/5
December 15, 2024 at 2:06 PM
After a couple of weeks off the stats thread is back for @exeterchiefs vs Toulouse.
It’s not been a great season for Exeter so far and Toulouse are a bit good. However it is 8 years since a French side last won at Sandy Park (Bordeaux winning 7-13 in December 2016)
#EXEvTOU 1/5
It’s not been a great season for Exeter so far and Toulouse are a bit good. However it is 8 years since a French side last won at Sandy Park (Bordeaux winning 7-13 in December 2016)
#EXEvTOU 1/5
Mick Harford scored the first goal I ever saw live a few years later 2 mins into my first game... my Dad said it "wouldn't always be like that".
Nearly 36 years on from that though and he's still there and still the definitive Luton hero
Nearly 36 years on from that though and he's still there and still the definitive Luton hero
December 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Mick Harford scored the first goal I ever saw live a few years later 2 mins into my first game... my Dad said it "wouldn't always be like that".
Nearly 36 years on from that though and he's still there and still the definitive Luton hero
Nearly 36 years on from that though and he's still there and still the definitive Luton hero
Absolutely spectacular ride down the Exe estuary and back this morning
December 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Absolutely spectacular ride down the Exe estuary and back this morning
Exeter Chiefs play Sharks away this week.
Driving from Exeter to Durban is about 8,562.3 miles by road.
This is equivalent to the Premiership mileage Chiefs will have covered in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 combined (including Enya vs the other Sharks in a couple of weeks).
Driving from Exeter to Durban is about 8,562.3 miles by road.
This is equivalent to the Premiership mileage Chiefs will have covered in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 combined (including Enya vs the other Sharks in a couple of weeks).
December 2, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Exeter Chiefs play Sharks away this week.
Driving from Exeter to Durban is about 8,562.3 miles by road.
This is equivalent to the Premiership mileage Chiefs will have covered in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 combined (including Enya vs the other Sharks in a couple of weeks).
Driving from Exeter to Durban is about 8,562.3 miles by road.
This is equivalent to the Premiership mileage Chiefs will have covered in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 combined (including Enya vs the other Sharks in a couple of weeks).