The Exeter star was at Thomond Park – in the opposition's kit no less
Jack Nowell in the crowd at Thomond Park (Getty Images)
Jack Nowell stag do takes in Munster match
In a hard-fought and high-scoring weekend of action during the second leg of the Heineken Champions Cup round of 16, there was plenty to marvel at. But during the Munster-Exeter Chiefs match-up at Thomond Park, there was another moment that had fans talking.
Yep, Jack Nowell in the crowd sporting a Munster shirt, with an assortment of Exeter team-mates flanking him.
Fair play, that’s him fronting up to the cameras after being spotted in the stands in the shirt – even if he does sheepishly try to cover up the badge.
On the field Munster stumbled out of the blocks but they grew throughout the first half, fed off the energy of the crowd and ran in at the end, 26-10 winners. Led by an in-form Joey Carbery and an unyielding Peter O’Mahony, the home side leapfrogged a first-leg deficit to reach the Champions Cup quarter-finals.
They also gave the crowd a superb score to savour – check out Simon Zebo’s offload for Damian De Allende’s try here.
That is world-class from Simon Zeebo ?@Munsterrugby work the ball out wide to their talisman keeping the width, who then finds Damian de Allende with an incredible back door offload ✨
But at least Exeter fans had this moment to enjoy. And according to in-match commentary on BT Sport, the Chiefs contingent will be heading up to Dublin to carry on the night, with Brian O’Driscoll joking that the group will almost certainly be heading to Temple Bar.
There's a lot of forced banter out there, but Jack Nowell sitting in the stands at Thomond Park in a full Munster kit, surrounded by his Exeter teammates is fantastic. #MUNvEXE