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That professionalism was one of the big plus points for Exeter coach Steve Salvin when he appointed Rhule ahead of this year’s World Cup.
The prop went on to help the Black Ferns win a bronze medal as she took her tally to 31 caps, scoring two tries for New Zealand along the way.
“The way she approaches her game in terms of taking notes, asking questions, challenging, all the things you would expect from a professional-minded person,” Selvin said.
“It’s also helped, not just the younger players, but all the players in different bits and pieces.
“She’s a really nice girl too, she’s actually very good friends with Liv McGovern, and obviously she’s one of our New Zealanders here, so she wasn’t coming without knowing anyone, she had a friend at camp.
“But it seems to have settled in well and I’m really excited to see how it goes this weekend.”
Rhule already has an idea of what Devon is like, having trained in the county with the Black Ferns ahead of their World Cup match against Japan – although she did not feature in the 62-19 win at Sandy Park.
She will be hoping she can impress the home crowd when she makes her first start against reigning PWR champions Gloucester-Hartpury on Saturday.
“I’m electric offensively, I like to find holes, I like to find opportunities to get a winning streak,” she said when asked about her strengths.
“I’m physically strong in this area and I’m really improving in my defense and I really want to be a threat in this area.
“I want people to see me as just an absolute pain.”
Despite this, she hopes the “absolute pain” doesn’t translate into a red card like her first match all those years ago.
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