Tigers' Slater may miss nine months
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Leicester Tigers captain Ed Slater will be sidelined for up to nine months because of a knee injury.
Lock Slater, 26, was part of England's Elite Player Squad last season and was injured playing for the England midweek side on the summer tour of New Zealand.
Director of rugby Richard Cockerill told BBC 5 Live: "The likelihood is seven to nine months and that's probably his season over.
"It's pretty horrific for Ed and pretty average for us.
"
Slater, who signed a new
two-year contract with Tigers in November last year,
has had surgery and started his r…
Lock Slater, 26, was part of England's Elite Player Squad last season and was injured playing for the England midweek side on the summer tour of New Zealand.
Director of rugby Richard Cockerill told BBC 5 Live: "The likelihood is seven to nine months and that's probably his season over.
"It's pretty horrific for Ed and pretty average for us.
"
Slater, who signed a new
two-year contract with Tigers in November last year,
has had surgery and started his r…
