Ed Slater & Jonny May swap clubs
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Gloucester have confirmed the signing of lock Ed Slater from Leicester Tigers, and have confirmed that Jonny May will be leaving the club to move in the opposite direction.
The experienced forward can operate at lock or flanker, and has made over 130 appearances for the Tigers and was part of the 2013 squad that lifted the Premiership title.
Slater possesses great leadership skills, having been named club captain at Welford Road in the 2014/15 & 2015/16 campaigns, as well as captaining England against Crusaders in Christchurch on the summer tour of 2014.
England international winger May has established himself as a key member of a successful England squad, and was named by head coach Eddie Jones in his training group for a pre-season camp last weekend.
A natural finisher, May has scored nine tries in 27 games for his country. In club colours, May has scored 62 tries in 138 games, including 41 in 91 Premiership Rugby appearances and five in 13 games in the Champions Cup.
May played in both Tests of England’s victorious tour to Argentina this summer, scoring in the opening win in San Juan. He also played his part in England’s 2017 Six Nations triumph with appearances in the wins against France, Wales and Italy, and scored a memorable try against the All Blacks, his first for his country, at Twickenham in 2014.
