ALEX Brown has signed a new two-year contract to stay with Premiership side Exeter Chiefs.

The Rochford-born tight-head prop has been in fine form once again this season.

And the former FitzWimarc School pupil is thrilled to have committed his future to the Devon club.

“I’m really, really happy to be staying with the Chiefs and knowing that my future is here in Exeter,” said Brown, 25.

“With the ethos of the club, the squad we have assembled and the whole make-up and atmosphere of the place, why would you want to go anywhere else?

“For me, Exeter has become home from home and I even say that to my own family.

“To be part of the Chiefs, especially going forward, is a huge honour and having sorted my contract now, it means I don’t have to worry about anything other than my rugby.”

Brown has been with Exeter since the summer of 2013 and helped the club win the LV=Cup last season.

He was also part of the squad which came within a whisker of reclaiming that crown against Saracens and believes there will be more success to follow in the next couple of seasons.

“I’ve already enjoyed so many good times at the club but I think we can have even more over the next few years,” said Brown.

“Coming into work every day is great because the guys next to you are not just colleagues, their team-mates and their mates away from the pitch as well.

“The bond this group have created is special, you can’t buy what we have, it has to be earned and that comes from everyone working hard for one another and enjoying the rewards that it brings.

“To be part of this group is something special and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. You can see the future of the club is bright and I just want to be part of it all for as long as I can.”

Exeter are currently fifth in the Premiership standings after winning 11 of their 18 league games so far this season.

Head coach Rob Baxter is keen to continue the good run of results and is pleased Brown will be able to help make that happen.

“The best thing about Alex is he is a young player that is on part of a development process since he has been here,” said Baxter.

“He is physically maturing and becoming a bigger, stronger man.

“Alex is improving with regular game time and training time so I am really pleased that he is staying for the next two.

“He has also put in some very good performances in the games he has played and it is a nice position for both us and Alex.

“He is enjoying it here, he’s a popular member of the squad and those kinds of qualities make contract extensions like this very easy.”