'I can’t wait to be part of it': Exeter tie up Charlie Chapman signing

Exeter Chiefs have confirmed that Gloucester scrum-half Charlie Chapman will be moving to Sandy Park when his contract runs out at the end of the season.

Gloucester-born former Scotland U20 cap Chapman has played for the Cherry and Whites since he was 14, signing his first professional contract three years later and being named the club’s Young Player of the Year in 2022.

He made the first of his 90 appearances for Gloucester in 2018 and will join his former Kigsholm teammate, Italy international Stephen Varney, in moving to Devon ahead of next season.

“I’m extremely excited to join Exeter Chiefs. The Chiefs are a team with a rich history of success, and they have an extremely passionate fan base. I can’t wait to be a part of it,” said Chapman.

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Chiefs Director of Rugby Rob Baxter admits that he is looking forward to seeing Chapman, who is hungry to win honours, settle into life in Devon as a Chief.

“We’re really pleased to have pinned down a second scrum-half signing. It was an area of our squad that we wanted to strengthen and create more competition within the side,” Baxter said.

“Charlie has got a lot of experience in the Premiership already but is also a guy that’s looking for a new challenge and wants to look to potentially win things in the future.

“He’s someone we’ve looked at closely. He’s got great physical attributes – great pace, very high fitness – so we think he could be very good at adding tempo and speed to what we’re wanting to do and how we want to play in attack.

“He’s a guy with great character, so we’re really looking forward to working with him.

“There are some things we’re going to do moving forward to create a fresh start with Rob Hunter as new head coach and a new coach coming in.

“We feel bringing in players to add to our existing squad competition and add to how we want to play will be great additions for us.”