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Gloucester lock Slater diagnosed with MND

Gloucester lock Ed Slater has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) and has retired from rugby union with immediate effect.
Slater, 33, was diagnosed last week following six months of testing.
He made three appearances for Gloucester in the Premiership last season, the most recent in January.
A statement from the club said they were “entirely committed to supporting Ed, his wife Jo and his three children in whatever way required”.
Slater, right, joined the Cherry and Whites in 2017 from Leicester and made 78 appearances for the club in the Premiership.
He spent seven years previous...

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