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Leicester Tigers captain Ed Slater is set for a spell on the sidelines.

Rugby star sidelined after bagel accident

Leicester Tigers captain Ed Slater will be absent for an extended period.

LEICESTER TIGERS HAVE confirmed captain Ed Slater missed their 10-3 Premiership defeat to Sale Sharks last weekend after having 14 stitches in his hand following an accident while trying to cut a frozen bagel.

Slater was due to make his comeback from a knee injury in the match on Saturday after being named as a substitute, but he was not included on the teamsheet at Welford Road.

His absence was not due to his previous injury, though, instead the 27-year-old was ruled out after an accident in the kitchen.

“The moral of the story is don’t get a really sharp knife and try to cut a frozen bagel,” director of rugby Richard Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester.

“The knife slips, slashes your hand and you have 14 stitches and can’t play.

He is a bit disappointed with himself and he won’t be making breakfast anymore.”

Slater has made eight appearances for Leicester in all competitions this season, but has not featured since 2 January against Saracens.

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    Feb 4th 2014, 1:50 PM

    dont really belive in this “best player in the world” crap tbh especially young player or in certain positions,its just too hard to gauge but hazard is certainly up there

    and yes before people say it messi and ronaldo are streets ahead but its rarely been so easy to call !!

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    Feb 4th 2014, 7:23 PM

    Hazard is a world class player, I’m a United fan and would love to have him on the team, I watched the match against city last night and he had a great game, skipping by players, holding onto the ball. While not quite on the same level as messi or ronaldo yet, he has got the ability to be up there with the best, maybe in 5 years time probably the best player in the world? If he keeps going the way he’s going he’ll without a doubt be on top, I can’t wait to see the moment everyone realises that this guy could be number 1

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    Feb 4th 2014, 8:26 PM

    yeah absolutely keith i hope you didnt think i was saying anything contrary to what you just said,i agree he has the potential to be world class and maybe the best in the world i just dont really belive in that title too much

    for example take messi and ronaldo out of it and there are easily a dozen players you could argue are “the best in the world” and as for saying hazard is the best young player in the world,im sure fans of every league would have a different answer,pogba in serie A.gotze in bundesliga and any of a number in spain could you really say he is better than them is my point

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    Feb 4th 2014, 1:12 PM

    Jon Flanaghan anybody!!
    Nah Hazard is gifted in fairness

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    Feb 4th 2014, 1:55 PM

    He is world class at 23 so who knows how far he will go…

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    Feb 4th 2014, 1:13 PM

    What about that jacuzzi diver at yanited???
    Hazard is outstanding but needs to add more goals

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    Feb 4th 2014, 5:17 PM

    The kid dived I say about twice, the kid only 18 !! Years ahead of him…. Once he gets a grip of the game better, he will be a class act.

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    Feb 4th 2014, 6:54 PM

    d11 do you actually support liverpool supporter or just hate united ?? you are a hateful idiot,juanazj is class and will be world class he dived once or twice about the same as that myth of a player you probably masturbate to steven gerrrard

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    Feb 4th 2014, 5:15 PM

    Unbalivable Player, One to keep an eye on in the future :)

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    Feb 4th 2014, 4:17 PM

    Fap fap fap fap fap fap fap…….

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    Feb 5th 2014, 3:12 AM

    He certainly has the potential. Remember this goal against Man Utd last year in the FA Cup – http://goo.gl/EI5kZv Wow!

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