Slade hits sweet spot for Chiefs
said. “The coaches agreed and are at their best, with Slade and since I’ve done that it has been Steenson fizzing them from left much better for me and I’ve to right, they resemble a blur been really pleased with how I but, lately, there have been one have been doing.” or two interruptions to the
He has the hands of a fly-half transmission. Defeats against and, post-Gareth Leinster in
❑ Steenson, he may WALES have had a Europe and then end up at No10 – Six Nations lift with Newcastle in the but, for the time the news that full-back Premiership have being, he will Liam Williams may return slowed the deploy his skills to action on Saturday. momentum of further out. the champions
The Saracen, out with “I don’t really this season. mind where I am an abdominal injury for Another loss as long as I am two months, is set to face at home against on the pitch, but the Ospreys. Boss Mark Montpellier on I’ve played most McCall said: “He’s a great Saturday would of my rugby at chance of being involved.” end their No13 and I feel Champions Cup happy and confident there. campaign early but, having prefer 13 to 12,” said Slade. beaten the French heavyweights
“I really enjoy playing No10 as away from home earlier on this well but I haven’t had that much season, Slade is confident of time there.” When the Chiefs them bouncing back. “Coming into the Champions Cup the intensity goes up but, with us having lost last week, the boys want to put things right and that is another big factor going into this weekend,” he said.
“We had a really good win out there against Montpellier. It was very close but it was a real step forward for us to win in France in the Champions Cup.
“We were disappointed with last week and we want to give a better account of ourselves.”
GLOUCESTER have signed Bath’s long-serving wing Matt Banahan for next season.
WORCESTER wing Josh Adams has been voted the Premiership player of the month for December.
ALL BLACKS fly-half Lima Sopoaga will join Wasps in the autumn on a three-year contract. Faryal Makhdoom, and his own family.
In a bizarre two years for the 2004 Olympic silver medallist there have been fallouts, threats of divorce, accusations of cheating and even untrue claims by Khan on social media that his wife had an affair with Anthony Joshua, which were later cleared up as an unfortunate misunderstanding.
But he won the nation’s hearts with his appearance on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity show and admitted it was in the jungle when he realised he had to get back to boxing.
“I’m glad I went in the jungle,” he said at a press conference at the Dorchester in London. “It gave me time to think. Before that I was all over the place. Sometimes being away from each other gives you time to think.
“Sometimes you never look at your own mistakes. I said silly father, Shah. The Bolton fighter’s contract with American adviser Al Haymon has ended but he will stay with San Franciscobased trainer Virgil Hunter and will travel to California this month to start getting into shape.
Khan’s foe will be confirmed next week, with South African Chris van Heerden on the shortlist.
He will then be in action again around August before a big fight in December, possibly against British rival Kell Brook or one of the welterweight champions.
Hearn, who also promotes Brook, said Khan signing with him has cleared some barriers to making the Brook fight but that it still may never happen.
Khan added: “It’s all about rebuilding my career and making big fights happen again, like Keith Thurman, Brook, there are big names out there.”