Exeter Chiefs have introduced the signing of Black Ferns tighthead prop Amy Rule. The World Cup winner will be part of the membership following the end result of the 2025 World Cup tournament in England.
Premiership Women’s Rugby boasts probably the most worldwide expertise of any home league on the planet, nonetheless, regardless of being house to a number of Canadians, People, Italians, Scottish, Spanish and Welsh, the league has but to be gifted with any expertise from New Zealand, till now.
Rule presently has 29 caps for New Zealand following a profitable provincial and Tremendous Rugby Aupiki profession with Canterbury and Matatu. Matatu had a powerful Tremendous Rugby Aupiki 2025 season, making the ultimate, solely to be crushed by a Portia Woodman-Wickliffe impressed Blues workforce.
Rule made her Black Ferns take a look at debut in November 2021 in opposition to England in Northampton. In 2022, she was a part of the Black Ferns’ Rugby World Cup 2021 profitable squad, and continues to be solely 24 years of age.
Interim Exeter head coach Steve Salvin stated: “Amy is the primary Black Fern to be signed by a PWR membership. She is a Rugby World Cup winner and a world-class tighthead. We’re delighted she has chosen Exeter Chiefs and our league as her subsequent problem.”
Rule stated: “Rugby has given me so many alternatives and has made me the particular person I’m in the present day. Getting the possibility to hitch Exeter is part of that journey to develop my rugby but additionally make new connections and see what the hype is about this England comp that I hold listening to about!
“The plan is to make Black Ferns’ Rugby World Cup squad then keep on to hitch Exeter later within the 12 months. All I can say at this level is all my focus is on the World Cup however as soon as that’s accomplished, I’m actually excited to tear into the season with Exeter Chiefs and hopefully play plenty of rugby and take my recreation to a different stage.”
New Zealand play Japan within the World Cup pool phases at Rule’s new house membership floor Sandy Park on Sunday thirty first August. Purchase tickets here.
