Ed Slater tells Leicester players its time to stand up and be counted

Injury-hit Tigers have lost their last three Premiership matches Leicesters Manu Tuilagi back to face Harlequins at home Cockerill must remain at Leicesters heart with some helpLeicester have been warned that a fourth straight Premiership defeat on Friday night will leave them facing an uphill task to make the end-of-season play-offs. According to their injured captain, Ed Slater, the time has also come for the senior players to take more responsibility and ease the increasing pressure on the director of rugby, Richard Cockerill.Injuries have again hit Leicester hard this season, with Slater …