Jack Nowell signs for La Rochelle as French move confirmed

Jack Nowell will transfer to La Rochelle because the deal has been confirmed after months of hypothesis.

Nowell, 30, confirmed in Might he can be leaving Exeter after 11 years on the membership. A transfer to France had been reported and La Rochelle have launched a press release. They haven’t confirmed the size of Nowell’s deal.

The winger enjoying in France means he is not going to be eligible to play for England any longer. Different England gamers have additionally made a transfer overseas, ending their England worldwide careers, together with Nowell’s former Exeter team-mate Sam Simmonds.

Nowell’s final alternative to play for England, until he returns to the nation to play domestically, was at this yr’s Rugby World Cup. Nonetheless, he dominated himself out of rivalry.

“No World Cup, I’m not doing the World Cup. I’m simply going to sit back,” Nowell informed the RugbyPass Offload podcast. “I must get my knee sorted. Clearly, it was a little bit of a tough choice to not put myself in for choice for the World Cup.

“I assumed it was in all probability one I needed to make for myself and for my household as properly.”

Jack Nowell: Was he concerned within the 2023 Six Nations?

The star, who was an everyday function beneath Eddie Jones, was additionally not concerned within the 2023 Six Nations.

He mentioned: “I used to be in touch at the beginning with Steve and he let me know I wasn’t going to be concerned within the Six Nations which was utterly honest sufficient. New coach, new concepts.

“There comes a stage the place everybody has obtained to decide concerning the crew, so I used to be pleased with that. It was fairly cool – it was my final yr on the membership anyway, so I actually get to deal with making an attempt to do the perfect I can for the membership and making an attempt to get us into the large video games on the finish of the season.”

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