Exeter Chiefs sign former Munster player Eoin O'Connor · The 42
The ex-Irish youth international was released by the province at the end of the 2022-23 season.
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The ex-Irish youth international was released by the province at the end of the 2022-23 season.
Mergers and acquisitions in the UK tumbled sharply between January and March as recessionary fears and rapid rate hikes spooked dealmakers.
It seems so sadly appropriate that the storm clouds have been rumbling as the Gallagher Premiership staggers to the end of what has been a painful season. London Irish players had not been paid at the time of writing this column. It was impossible not to think of Wasps and Worcester Warriors and their premature departures from the Premiership.
So ends the great Exeter Chiefs era. This was its brutal finale, as Rob Baxter’s storied side built over a decade or so from Championship contenders to English and Heineken Champions Cup champions, had the last chapter written for them by La Rochelle.
Exeter Chiefs may already have one eye on next season, but they will want to deliver the biggest prize of all before some of their big-name players leave Sandy Park this summer.