Life's A Beach for the Chiefs
By Mark Stevens
Exeter Chiefs have been getting stuck into their pre-season programme for a couple of weeks now, but today they headed to the seaside for a different sort of work-out with the club's conditioning staff.
Whereas much of the initial work has been centered around the club's Sandy Park, this time the Chiefs playing squad popped along to nearby Exmouth Beach for a series of testing drills.
From sand dune shuttles to grappling, heavyweight lifting to ball work, it seems no pebble was left unturned as Rob Baxter's team geared themselves up for the new 2013/14 season.
Here, we have a selection of pictures from club photographers Pinnacle Photo Agency of the day's work
The Chiefs boys get to grips with each other on Exmouth Beach
Jack Yeandle leads the way up the sand dunes
Jason Shoemark looks to fend off Academy youngster Stuart Townsend
High-flying action from winger Matt Jess
Assistant coach Rob Hunter oversees a spot of mauling
Pulling together, young prop Lloyd Fairbrother
A spot of stretching on the Exmouth sand
Safe hands from big Dave Ewers
Team work, Will Chudley and Haydn Thomas
Prop Hoani Tui working alongside physio Shea McAleer
All smiles...... Ian Whitten and Sireli Naqelevuki