Exeter's Rigg likely to miss start of next season

Will Rigg has started 12 games in all competitions for Exeter this season

Exeter centre Will Rigg is likely to miss the start of next season after undergoing foot surgery.

The 25-year-old suffered a ligament injury in the win over Northampton earlier this month.

Exeter's medical staff expect the former Coventry player, who joined the Chiefs last season, to be out for three to four months.

It means he will miss most of pre-season and probably the start of the 2025-26 campaign.

Rigg has scored nine tries in 22 appearances in all competitions this season and signed a new contract in March.

Keast to leave Sandy Park

Billy Keast joined Exeter's academy as a 16-year-old

Meanwhile Exeter have announced that prop forward Billy Keast will leave the club in the summer.

The 28-year-old, who has come through the Chiefs' academy system, is to join Worcester Warriors on their return to the second tier.

Keast, who made his debut in 2016, has made 53 appearances in all competitions.

"His last few seasons have been a little disrupted by injuries, but he's worked hard through those periods and has ultimately been involved in some big season campaigns for us over the years," director of rugby Rob Baxter said.