The 21-year-old from Cardiff has enjoyed a coming-of-age season at Sandy Park and his winter exploits with the Chiefs vaulted him into the international reckoning with Steve Borthwick.
Rob Baxter's model showed the way on a huge Champions Cup weekend for English clubs.
Exeter Chiefs have named a 39-man squad to play Bristol Bears in a pre-season match that will feature two separate starting teams and a shared bench.
Exeter Chiefs' ongoing player exodus continues at pace as the Gallagher Premiership side confirmed that Ruben van Heerden is the latest to exit the club.
It’s still hard to believe that Wasps went out of business just over two months ago, an October 17 training ground meeting confirming that 167 players and staff at the Gallagher Premiership club were being made redundant.
Sale have taken a leaf out of the Exeter recruitment book by signing two ex-Wasps academy players on long-term deals.
Rob Baxter has snapped up three more Wasps players for Exeter just weeks after picking up hooker Dan Frost from the collapsed Gallagher Premiership club.
The Premiership season is drawing to a close which means numerous players are getting ready to join new clubs over the summer break. Plenty of transfers have already been confirmed across the league.
Sunday's Premiership win for Wasps at Sale came at a price and boss Lee Blackett has now given an update on Zach Kibirige and Alfie Barbeary.