THIS IS NOT OUR LAST DANCE

Simmonds warning to La Rochelle: We do not see this as the Chiefs' big farewell

- ALEX SPINK 

JOE SIMMONDS says it would be a mistake for anyone at La Rochelle to bill tomorrow's Champions Cup semi-final as Exeter's last dance.

Half the Chiefs team which won the 2020 Heineken Cup leave the club this summer, so defeat in Bordeaux would effectively bring down the curtain.

But Simmonds, who captained Exeter to the league and European Double three seasons ago, receiving an MBE for his troubles, insists no one at the Devon club is considering that scenario.

"People are saying this is our last dance, that's not how we see it," said the fly-half.

"The last dance is the final. If you look at our track record we are good against French sides. We take huge confidence from that."