Popular Chiefs player moving on

Exeter Chiefs loosehead prop Alec Hepburn has agreed a move to Scarlets for the 2024/25 season.

The front rower will join the Welsh United Rugby Championship [URC] side after a decorated career as a Chief. In 10 seasons, Hepburn amassed 179 appearances and seven tries as well as a Champions Cup and two Premiership titles.

“Alec is moving on now to another stage of his career,” Director of Rugby Rob Baxter said. “He’s already started that new phase with being capped for Scotland and now moving on to Scarlets. I think it’s a good signing for them, as he brings with him a wealth of experience in the Premiership and the Champions Cup as well as internationally.

“He’s been a key part of some of the best years we’ve had at the club, including multiple top two finishes in the Premiership, a couple of Premiership titles as well as Premiership Cup and obviously the double year was a real highlight.

“He came into the squad as a relatively young guy who had taken a slightly different pathway in rugby and he really bought into what the group were trying to achieve and the process of getting better week-by-week, month-by-month, year-by-year.

“And that all led to having some huge games for us and being involved in an incredibly successful group. So, we wish him all the best in the future – we hope things go well for him in Wales and that things keep going well internationally for Scotland as well.”

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