Former Exeter and Northampton tighthead Alfie Petch is heading to France after joining Biarritz as a medical joker on a contract until the end of the season.
The former England U20 cap, 23, made 21 appearances for Saints last season after moving from the Chiefs and is replacing South African-born former Australian schoolboy international Guy Millar.

Ivybridge Collage educated Petch made seven appearances for the Chiefs after joining from Bude when he was 14 before moving to the East Midlands, where he was a regular in the squad last season.

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