ON THE BLINDSIDE
By MARK STEVENS

Henry Slade is set to reject the advances of clubs on the other side of the English Channel and pledge his future to the Exeter Chiefs.
The England centre is out of contract at the end of the current campaign, but says it will not be long before he signs a new long-ter m deal.
“I’m finalising and sorting a few things, nothing has been signed yet,” said Slade. “We’ve had some good chats, so hopefully it’ll be sorted soon. I’m pretty confident I’ll be here next year.
“I love playing for the Chiefs, my parents get to come and watch me every other week, so it...