Edward Nicholas Slater (born 1 August 1988)[2] is an English former rugby union player who played at lock.

[3] Born in Leicester Slater began his rugby career at Milton Keynes RUFC before moving to Australia.

It was here that he began to really improve, starting in a successful U21s side and resulting in playing 1st grade rugby for 'The Beasties'.

[4] After a short trial with Leicester Tigers he joined Nottingham at the opening stages of the playoff campaign.

Slater's consistent performances earned him Tigers' Player of the Month award in October 2010 and he went on to make over 30 appearances for the club in his first season.