Jack Nowell, Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie sign three-year deals with Exeter
England wing Jack Nowell has agreed a new three-year contract with Aviva Premiership club Exeter
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England trio Jack Nowell, Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie have signed a new three-year contract with the Aviva Premiership club Exeter Chiefs.
All the three players have been products of the club's Academy system and was part of England's historic 3-0 series victory in Australia.
The 23-year-old Nowell made his debut for Exeter in 2012 and has represented the club 46 times while Slade has played 57 times for the Sandy Park based club. Cowan-Dickie has also made 40 appearances for the club between 2014 and 2016.
The news comes as a big boost for the head coach Rob Baxter ahead of the pre-season and he believes it is important for the club to look after the star players.
Baxter also stated that the England trio has played a big role in the club's success and will be an integral part of forging the future as well.
"When you look at all the things it needs for three players like that to sign for a club, it shows that you are ticking a lot of boxes," Baxter said.
"First and foremost, it shows that we look after them and they enjoy being here, which is vitally important.
"But it also shows that we can help them not only achieve the ambitions which they have achieved so far, but that they also feel in the future they will experience big things here, not just in the Premiership and in Europe, but also internationally.
"It's great to know they are going be with us for at least the next three years. They were easy contracts to do, as the players wanted to stay and wanted to be part of the club going forward.
"They have seen the steps we've made as a team, and we are obviously delighted with how they've developed over the past few years and they are important players for us.
"They are all great characters, all very popular members of the squad, and I think all of those things bode well for where they go in the future.
"Potentially, they are the kind of guys who could play at one rugby club for 10-12 years and help a club become the best in the country.
"That's what we have to try and do with them is make them the best they can be - while equally, they have to try and make us be the best rugby club we can be."
