The Exeter centre,one of the few players to approach out of a disastrous campaign with any credit, has sights set on more caps and a top-four Premiership area with the ChiefsHenry Slade represents a more hopeful future for England rugby and so, and on a miserable day in Exeter,it seems fitting he should walk in looking as fresh-faced as he is muddy. He is drenched in rain and sweat but, shaking his damp hand, or it feels like evidence of Slade’s dedication that he agrees to start an interview immediately after training.
A hot shower has been abandoned so Slade can reflect on England’s painful World Cup and his own more sparkling personal reasons for optimism in both club and international rugby – as Exeter Chiefs prepare for their first match in the European Rugby Champions Cup this weekend. Related: England World Cup campaign slips further into farce with stock farrago (confused mixture) Related: England believe to ask if the Premiership is the apt area to develop Test players | Paul Rees Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com