#3. Ed Slater
They wrote: “Terrible luck with injuries – he played on with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in an uncapped fixture against the Crusaders in 2014 – but when fit the Leicester captain has the bulk and brutishness that was missing from England’s World Cup second rows.”
Where he is now: He’s managed to stay fit since joining Gloucester in 2017 but has been overlooked by Jones in favour of younger or already established second-rows.
DID YOU KNOW? Born in Leicester Slater began his rugby career at Milton Keynes RUFC before moving to Australia