Ed Slater

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Edward Nicholas Slater (born 1 August 1988) is an English former rugby union player who played at lock for Leicester Tigers and Gloucester Rugby. Slater has captained both Leicester Tigers and Gloucester. He was Leicester Tigers club captain from 2014 to 2016. Slater captained Gloucester in the 2018 Challenge Cup final loss to Cardiff Blues. He has also captained England on their 2014 tour of New Zealand when they defeated the Crusaders in Christchurch. Following a diagnosis of motor neurone disease in July 2022, Slater retired from professional rugby.

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