Martin Moloney: Exeter Chiefs forward signs new contract

Exeter back row Martin Moloney has signed a new contract with the Premiership club.

The 25-year-old Irishman moved to Sandy Park from Leinster last summer after a trial period in pre-season.

He has gone on to play 15 times in all competitions, scoring three tries.

Exeter have not disclosed the length of Moloney’s new deal.

“He was a player of growing importance across the season, and I think he was playing his best rugby for us towards the end of the campaign where he really showed his value,” Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter told the club website.

“He had some great impacts in our final set of games in particular.

“He’s a guy who works exceptionally hard. He had quite a long period out of the game with little rugby, due to injury, but I think we’re really starting to see him thrive now.

“He’s one of the guys we expect to continue to get better and better over an extended period. He’s the right age, the right experience level for us to keep improving.”