ON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER

French suitors: Jack Nowell

Lions and England winger Jack Nowell looks set to follow his Exeter Chiefs teammate Sam Simmonds to the Top 14 next season.
Nowell is out of contract next summer and is attracting interest from Racing 92 and Clermont Auvergne while other clubs are still to finalise their future recruitment plans.
Simmonds is heading to Montpellier, who have signed him as a direct replacement for Zach Mercer, who is heading to Gloucester in a £450,000 a season deal.
Bristol prop Kyle Sinckler is actively looking to move to France after the Worl...