When the first European final was held in 1996, Exeter Chiefs were closing out a promotion season from the fourth tier of English rugby. Twenty-four years later, they joined Europe's elite.
Becoming only the sixth English team to win Europe's top prize, the Chiefs had to do things the hard way but with homegrown talents like Jack Nowell on board, they entertained too.
Adding the European trophy to their cabinet saw them complete their collection of each of the major trophies since 2013. Nowell was a key player in each of those seasons.
He was in the Champions Cup final, too. And although he didn't cross the line against Racing 92, his powerful running on the wing created the space for Henry Stade, who he assisted, and Joe Simmonds to exploit.
It was tight at 31-27, but Exeter had enough to hold on. Nowell and his boyhood club had completed their meteoric rise to superstardom.
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