La Rochelle winger and Red Bull and Wings For Life ambassador, Jack Nowell, is hungry for more Champions Cup success after lifting the trophy with Exeter in 2020.
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Exeter Chiefs are believed to be in the running to sign out-of-favour Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba after Rob Baxter denied that he has held talks with England star Luke Cowan-Dickie about a return to Sandy Park.
When the full-time whistle sounded at Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle fans groaned as many of their rugby heroes fell to the ground.
La Rochelle have gone for an aggressive 7-1 split on the bench for their Champions Cup showdown with Leinster, though they will be without their towering Wallaby lock Will Skelton.
Exeter Rugby Group PLC are in a much healthier financial position than they were 12 months but the good news comes with some caveats.
Ile de Re is an Atlantic coast island connected to the French mainland via a 2.9km toll bridge and the Nowells are well settled judging by the spacious backyard visible on the Zoom call.
It would be understandable if the prospect of a 16th consecutive season as the Devon club’s director of rugby is wearying on the 53-year-old but there wasn’t a scintilla of staleness to be detected on a busy midweek day.
Having seen former team-mates and friends like Jack Nowell and Luke Cowan-Dickie leave and prosper, Henry Slade is all too aware that there is life outside of Exeter.
La Rochelle player ratings: La Rochelle demonstrated why they are two-time Champions Cup winners, showing composure and grit in a hard-fought 24-20 away victory.