Exeter sensation Brown-Bampoe tipped for England debut after new deal

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter expects Paul Brown-Bampoe to be pushing for England honours “very shortly” after a breakthrough campaign at Sandy Park.

The 23-year-old has been Exeter’s shining light in what has been a dismal season in Devon, and the club have now rewarded him with a new deal after a barnstorming debut campaign.

England are currently blessed with a welter of wings, not least Brown-Bampoe’s club-mate Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, but Baxter has seen enough this season to think he will have two wingers selected by Steve Borthwick in the near future.

After making his debut in the opening round of the Gallagher Premiership, the 99kg wing went on to play 23 games this season in all competitions, scoring 21 tries in the process to finish as the Chiefs’ top try scorer. While he has not been involved in any recent England camps, stats like those cannot be ignored.

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“I am delighted to be re-signing at Chiefs,” Brown-Bampoe said. “It’s an environment that has allowed me to grow both my understanding and passion for the game.

“The Chiefs faithful have accepted me as one of their own and I am beyond excited to continue to grow and serve this club.”

Baxter added: “It’s fantastic news that Paul has decided to extend his contract with us. He was clearly one of our key performers this season.

“He is a guy with huge potential and one of those players we fully expect to see pushing for international honours very shortly.

“As I’ve said to a lot of the guys re-signing, we will be trying to build a team involving them that will be challenging at the top end of the Premiership. That will obviously help them with their international ambitions.

“We see Paul being key to the ambitions we as a club have for the future, so this is a very important signing for us. It’s really good news for the type of squad we want to build going forward and the exciting players we want to have within the team.”