It has been reported by French online publication, RMC Sport, that Luke Cowan Dickie's move to Montpellier has been ruined after the Exeter Chiefs and England hooker missed his medical following a heavy night out on the beer.
Cowan Dickie's move to the French club was already looking questionable, as he has been out injured since January, with his World Cup availability also in doubt due to nerve damage in his neck.
However, whatever chance he had at joining the wealthy French giants seems to have evaporated after a night where he reportedly ended up in a drunk tank, the club looking to cancel his contract.
Cowan Dickie - who has been capped 38 by his country, and has three lions test caps - was also meant to be joining his Exeter Chiefs and England teammate Sam Simmonds in Montpellier next season.
Exeter Chiefs HookerLuke Cowan Dickie Looks To Have Blown Move To Montpellier
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Montpellier are set to pull out of signing Luke Cowan-Dickie after the England hooker failed to turn up to his medical last week after a night out on the beers
💻 RMC Sporthttps://t.co/GJlhlIaOd3— Illtud W. Dafydd (@IlltudDafydd) April 22, 2023
23 February 2020; John Cooney of Ireland in action against Exeter Chiefs hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie during the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
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You can read the google translate of the French report below:
"Two days of examinations which were to allow the medical staff of Montpelier to remove the last doubts and validate the big blow on the transfer market of the MHR which had already recorded the arrival of Sam Simmonds, number 8 of Exeter. But Wednesday morning, Cowan-Dickie did not show up for the appointment where everyone was expecting him.
"The night before, he had gone out to Montpellier bars and had finished his evening in a drunk tank. Faced with these actions, the club is now seeking to break the pre-contract signed by the English hooker. The MHR and Philippe Saint-André , director of rugby, did not want to comment on this case."
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