When Gloucester star Billy Twelvetrees heard Ed Slater had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease his first thought was to pull the plug on his own testimonial year.
The pair are team mates dating back to their time at Leicester and Twelvetrees could not imagine enjoying himself with his great pal “going through such a tragic time”.
He sat down with wife Georgie and told her he felt too awkward to go ahead with it. All they could think about was “being there” for Slater and his young family.
