RichardCapstick

Playing garden rugby with his brothers Mike and Matt helped to introduce Taunton-born Richard Capstick to the game, along with his club baptism at Taunton RFC at age five.

Capstick joined the Exeter Chiefs Academy at age 14, having been mentored in the early stages of his career at Topsham RFC.

Combining his rugby with life at Exeter College – where he gained a degree in Sport & Exercise Science – his best experiences in the game were the U18s International Series in Wales in April 2017, together with his debut for the national U17s team in France and winning the AASE League title in 2018.

Capstick made his England U20s debut against Wales in the 2019 Six Nations, also playing in the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship, the same year he broke through into the Chiefs first team ranks.

He made his debut for the club in the Premiership Rugby Cup against Bath Rugby, before later that season featuring in the Gallagher Premiership for the first time in an away win against Leicester Tigers.

Capstick has continued to forge a path in the Exeter pack of forwards with some notable on-field displays in his 97 appearances so far. Notably, he was part of the Chiefs side that lost narrowly to Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership Final in 2021.