George Ford has been called up to the England squad ahead of their autumn opener against New Zealand on November 2, while Ollie Chessum has been ruled out with a knee injury.
Rob Baxter's side have been boosted by the return of Slade who is set to play his first competitive match of the season with England's Autumn Nations Series campaign just around the corner.
Rugby’s Autumn Nations Series will introduce a significant rule change as the Northern Hemisphere prepares to trial 20-minute red cards for the first time.
Scott Barrett shared that the All Blacks are determined to finish the Rugby Championship on a high note and celebrate former captain Sam Cane’s 100th Test with a complete and dominant performance against Australia.
New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson has dropped fly half Damian McKenzie to the bench for the second and final Bledisloe Cup game against Australia to be played in Wellington on Saturday.
Australia head coach Joe Schmidt has made two changes to the starting line up for the upcoming final round of the Rugby Championship game against New Zealand to be played in Wellington on Saturday.
New Zealand will miss the services of centre Jordie Barrett for the fifth and final round of the Rugby Championship game against Australia in Wellington due to an injury.
All Blacks centre Reiko Ioane expressed confidence that his side will be executing the plans better when they take on the Wallabies in the final round of the Rugby Championship in Wellington.