Sio hopes for fairytale finish to Exeter career

Sio hopes for fairytale finish to Exeter careerImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Scott Sio started for Australia in the 2015 Rugby World Cup finalByBrent PilnickBBC Sport EnglandPublished59 minutes agoScott Sio is hoping for a "fairytale finish" to his Exeter career as the Chiefs aim for the Prem play-offs.The 34-year-old prop will leave Exeter after four years this summer to move to Cardiff in the United Rugby Championship.The Samoa international, who played for Australia in their 2015 World Cup final loss to New Zealand, has been a mainstay of the Chiefs pack since joining in 2022. Fourth-placed Exeter are aiming to claim a place in the play-offs for the first time since 2021 - but they must navigate a trip to third-placed Leicester before hosting fifth-placed Saracens in their final two regular-season matches."You always want to achieve great things at clubs and and win trophies," Sio told BBC Sport."We understand there's obviously a process to that, but I'd be ecstatic if we could push forward and have a big win at Twickenham in three weeks' time."Cardiff sign ex-Australia prop Sio from ExeterPublished6 MayExeter Chiefs sign Australia prop Sio from BrumbiesPublished17 August 2022Sio has played 82 times for Exeter since joining from Canberra-based Super Rugby side Brumbies in the autumn of 2022.He has been one of the experienced heads in an Exeter side that has, at times, struggled during his stay at the club - they finished a worst-ever ninth place in the Prem last season after two seventh places in his first two campaigns.It makes this final season - and the chance of a first play-off campaign in five years - all the more exciting for the forward."I came over in October 2022 with an open mind to just improve as a player and a person and I definitely feel I've done that here," he said."The club have really just given me a great environment to do that and [given me] opportunities to express m...