The fleet-footed Scotland international joined the Chiefs after the Rugby World Cup last year to add extra vim to their attack and the move has paid off as they secured their first ever home quarter-final, against Northampton Saints in April.

His elusive runs from full-back and his prodigious punts assisted Exeter in topping Pool 2 after an unbeaten sequence of six matches, including five wins.

The 27-year-old former Glasgow Warrior has also got on the scoresheet for the Gallagher Premiership club, in the 22-20 Round 3 win at Sale Sharks.

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The winner of one of the most prized individual accolades in the world game will receive a specially-struck gold medal as well as the Anthony Foley Memorial Trophy.

Voting for the award is now open HERE and fans will be in the running to win two VIP tickets to the Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille next May with one night’s accommodation courtesy of EPCR, and a signed jersey of one of the Heineken Champions Cup finalist clubs.

The list will be reduced to five players in early May following the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals by a combination of the public vote and the verdict of the judges, and players who have not been included in the initial list of 15, but who make a significant impact in a quarter-final or semi-final match, may be considered for the shortlist.

The voting will then re-open and the winner of the 2020 award will be announced following the Heineken Champions Cup final at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille on Saturday, 23 May.

Exeter Chiefs full-back Stuart Hogg has been nominated for the 2020 EPCR European Player of the Year award after helping the English club reach the quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup for only the second occasion in their history.