Exeter Chiefs members vote in favour of sale to AFC Bournemouth’s American owners

Exeter Chiefs members have voted by a comfortable majority to approve the sale of the club to Cannae Holdings Inc, part of billionaire Bill Foley's investment empire, which also owns AFC Bournemouth. The deal, negotiated by long-time chairman Tony Rowe, will see Foley's group take full control of the club and provide 'significant' multi-million-pound funding. Exeter, who won a European and domestic title double in 2020, had been a members-owned club since their foundation in 1871.