Luke Cowan-Dickie: Sale Sharks sign England hooker as 30-year-old ends 13-year stay at Exeter Chiefs
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Updated 07/07/2023 at 13:45 GMT
Sale Sharks have signed Exeter and England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie. The 30-year-old joins last season's Premiership runners-up just a week after it was confirmed he won't appear at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Cowan-Dickie won two Premiership titles and one European Cup during a 13-year stay at Sandy Park. He had previously agreed to join French giants Montpellier but the move collapsed.
Exeter Chiefs' Luke Cowan-Dickie during the European Rugby Champions Cup Pool A match between Exeter Chiefs and Vodacom Bulls at Sandy Park on December 17, 2022 in Exeter, England.
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Sale Sharks have signed England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie from Exeter Chiefs.
Cowan-Dickie joins Sale less than a week after being left out of England's World Cup plans due to a shoulder injury.
Premiership runners-up Sale sign Cowan-Dickie from Exeter, where the hooker won two Premiership titles and one European Cup during a 13-year stay at Sandy Park.
Cowan-Dickie had previously agreed to join French giants Montpellier but the move collapsed.
His former Chiefs team-mates Sam Simmonds and prop Harry Williams will complete moves to Montpellier later this summer.
Cowan-Dickie follows winger Tom O'Flaherty and England lock Jonny Hill in swapping Sandy Park for the AJ Bell Stadium.
Sale were left with a hooker vacancy by Ewan Ashman's decision to join Edinburgh, while popular South African Akker van der Merwe is heading for the Bulls in Pretoria.
Of Cowan-Dickie's absence from the World Cup, England head coach Steve Borthwick said: "Despite all his incredible work and progress, Luke's shoulder has not improved sufficiently for him to be considered for selection for the World Cup.
"We wish him a swift recovery and hope to see him back playing very soon."
Cowan-Dickie tweeted "everything happens for a reason" after the squad announcement, adding: "Gutted is an understatement, but I'll be back."
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