Exeter Chiefs sign Charlie Chapman from Gloucester Rugby
The scrum half will make the move ahead of next season
Exeter Chiefs have signed scrum half Charlie Chapman from Gloucester Rugby ahead of the 2025/26 season.
The Gloucester-born half back has been part of the Cherry and Whites pathway since age 14, and has made nearly 100 appearances for them.
Chapman told the Chiefs website: “I’m extremely excited to join Exeter Chiefs. They're 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.”
26 year old Chapman joins former Gloucester-teammate Stephen Varney at Sandy Park for next season.
Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, says he's looking forward to seeing Chapman settle into life in Devon:
“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 at within the side.
“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.”