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'A beautifully-written, amusing and insightful book that gets to the very heart of Exeter Chiefs – a rugby club with one of the most remarkable stories in British sport. Exe Men is the best rugby book I’ve read in years'

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Donald McRae, twice winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year

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'Forensic, funny, captivating, a story told with relish as well as insight'

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Mick Cleary, The Telegraph

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'No Exeter fan should be without this book, nor any sports fan who loves a fairy tale grounded in professionalism. Splendid stuff'

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Stuart Barnes, The Times

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'Beautifully told, this is a rare insight into the remarkable rise of the Chiefs, from their homespun roots to the pinnacle of European rugby – surely one of the most heart-warming tales in all of British sport'

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Alastair Eykyn, BT Sport

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'Punchy and penetrative, Robert Kitson has done justice to one of sport’s greatest stories. If you don’t already love Exeter, you will now'

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Alan Pearey, Rugby World

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'So much more than a rugby book and full of genuinely funny anecdotes, this is a read for anyone interested in building a winning team'

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Chris Bentley, Express and Echo, Exeter

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'Exeter Chiefs – the community club that grew into a European giant. This is how they did it. A quite brilliant combination of great story and great storyteller'

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Tom English, BBC Sport