O'Brien confirms Munster switch

By Mark Stevens
18/4/23

Exeter Chiefs star Sean O'Brien has confirmed he is heading back to his native Ireland at the end of the season to join United Rugby Championship side, Munster Rugby.

Signed ahead of the 2021/22 season from Connacht, the hard-running centre has featured to date 15 times for the Devonians in the Gallagher Premiership and Heineken Champions Cup - and was also part of this season's Premiership Rugby Cup winning side.

Reflecting on his two-year stint at Sandy Park, O'Brien said: "I have really enjoyed my time here at the Chiefs. Getting the chance to work each day with world class players and world class coaches, it's been an amazing experience.

"Exeter itself is a brilliant city and the club, the supporters, they have all been brilliant from the moment I arrived. Unfortunately, the lack of playing opportunities have meant that I've had to look at the next stage of my career. To have the chance to go home - and to a club like Munster - it was too good an opportunity for me to turn down.

"That said, we've still got some huge games coming up here before the end of the season and I want to make sure that I sign off my time here at the Chiefs on a winning and positive note."