Harvey Skinner Signs New Contract with Chiefs

Exeter Chiefs fly half Harvey Skinner has committed his future to the club, signing a contract extension to 2026.

The first team regular made the decision to agree a new deal with Chiefs after nearly a decade with the club.

Skinner, who initially joined the Chiefs senior ranks as a 17-year-old during the 2015/16 season, has now amassed 91 appearances as he looks set to become one of the club’s latest centurions.

“We’ve had a lot of change this year in the squad,” the fly-half explained. “So, I’ve been able to have a say with the boys and how I’d like to mould the team, so it was easy to decide to stay and try to continue to help steer the ship as we try to win some more trophies.”

“I joined the club when I was 17, so I’ve seen all the transitions – the success of winning the double, the first Premiership title and the squad evolving into what it is now. The current group is really young, enthusiastic and with a lot of energy.

“I think that’s what appealed to me the most as well – being a part of this exciting group of boys that will have a big say in where we go in the next few years.”

Skinner made his senior Chiefs debut against Cardiff Blues in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in November 2016 before his Gallagher Premiership debut came a couple of seasons later, away to Bristol Bears in the 2019/20 season.

Skinner is expected to be joined by teammates in committing to Chiefs in the coming weeks.