Henry Slade out for four months

Henry Slade is set for a four-month spell on the sideline after sustaining a broken leg and ankle damage against Wasps last weekend.
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter confirmed the news saying the 22-year-old had ‘a pretty major operation’ which saw him have a plate and wiring inserted.
The loss of Slade is an untimely blow for both club and country as Slade is unlikely to be fit in time for the Six Nations which starts against Scotland on February 6 and ends in Paris on March 19.
And the news did not get any better for Baxter, who also confirmed back-row forward Dave Ewers is also unlikely to play again this year due to a knee ligament injury.
“The reality is it is a decent injury, so you would normally talk around four months for an injury like this,” said Baxter. “That can change relatively significantly both ways though depending on a number of factors.
“We are certainly not pencilling in any date for Henry’s return because we know it is long-term. We will start talking about a return date in eight to 10 weeks’ time when we know a bit more – it will take a bit of time though and a lengthy rehab process.
“He has had what all indications suggest was a successful operation.
“He has had a plate inserted into the lower part of his leg, he had to have some ligament repair and a bit of wire instead at the lower end of his leg too.
“It was a pretty major operation but certainly not one we don’t expect him to make a full recovery from.
“Dave will be a little while. He has a fairly significant knee injury so it is going to be a fair few weeks before we see Dave. That is relatively long-term,” said Baxter. “It is difficult to put a timescale on these things but he will be a significant period of time.”