4. Ed Slater
A successful 2012/2013 campaign with Leicester culminated in a Premiership winners medal for Slater where he was also rewarded for some fine form with a call-up to the senior England Squad. Unfortunately, an injury sustained in the Aviva Premiership final ruled him out of the tour shortly after being selected.
He did, however, return the following season, captaining Leicester Tigers for the last 10 games of the season and in the process, earning a call-up to the England squad for both the 2014 Six Nations and the summer tour to New Zealand.
He captained England against the Canterbury Crusaders. This was Slater’s first appearance for the senior England side but it was a non-cap match.
He next made Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup 51 man training squad. After making his way in to Eddie Jones’ plans at the beginning of 2016 though, he was injured again and as yet has not made the extended squad since.