Exeter Chiefs’ American international Rachel Johnson has revealed Friday’s Premiership Women’s Rugby game at Leicester Tigers will be her last for the club.

The USA Eagles’ vice-captain, 34, is retiring from club rugby in England after five years with the Chiefs but will still represent her country in May’s Pacific Four Series and the Rugby World Cup in August and September.

“It’s important to know when it’s time to move on from a place and I know now is my time to say goodbye to Chiefs,” Johnson told the club website., external

“I’m approaching a time in my life where my priorities are shifting. Being closer to family, putting down more stable roots and creating financial stability, to name just a few.”