Slade happy in midfield but No.10 still his aim

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By NICK VERDIER
HENRY Slade still sees himself as a fly-half but the Exeter star is prepared to keep playing in midfield especially after Eddie Jones told him his England future is at outside centre.
The 24-year-old delivered England U20s’ first World Cup triumph in 2013 in the No.10 shirt but has since struggled to oust Gareth Steenson at Sandy Park and has made most of his 101 club appearances in midfield.
It is the same story with England with his four starts from his seven caps have come in the No.13 jersey and that is where he played the two Tests in Argentina in June – wit...

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