Henry Slade emerges from England’s World Cup abyss with hope for the future

The Exeter centre, one of the few players to come out of a disastrous campaign with any credit, has sights set on more caps and a top-four Premiership place with the ChiefsHenry Slade represents a more hopeful future for England rugby and so, on a miserable day in Exeter, it seems fitting he should walk in looking as fresh-faced as he is muddy. He is drenched in rain and sweat but, shaking his damp hand, it feels like evidence of Slade’s dedication that he agrees to start an interview immediately after training.A hot shower has been abandoned so Slade can reflect on England’s painful World Cup…