The 33-year-old blindside flanker, who was a member of the Exeter Chiefs side that won the Champions Cup/Premiership double in 2020, can also operate at No8.
Exeter emphatically ended South African interest in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup as they booked a semi-final place by beating the Stormers 42-17 at Sandy Park
Exeter have confirmed that their team for Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at home to the Stormers contains just one change from last weekend’s round-of-16 elimination XV of Montpellier.
No one knew it at the time, but the February 29 loss for the Cheetahs three years ago at the Dragons was the match that marked the end of the Bloemfontein-based franchise’s participation in the PRO16.
The Stormers kept the heat up on URC leaders Leinster with a tense 23-19 victory over South African rivals the Bulls at Loftus. In a clash between last season’s finalists, defending champions Stormers moved up through the gears after a cagey start.
A sensational 78th-minute try from Sebastian Cancelliere secured a dramatic bonus-point 24-17 win for Glasgow Warriors in an exhilarating ding-dong battle with the Stormers at Scotstoun.
London Irish suffered a second defeat in two Heineken Champions Cup Pool B matches as they were beaten 34-14 by the Stormers at DHL Stadium.
The Stormers extended their unbeaten home record to 15 games after a ruthless first-half performance helped them defeat the Dragons.