Northampton's Ollie Sleightholme: 'Every week we'll have a target on our heads'

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Wing who has won a Premiership title and his first England caps gets away from the pressures of elite rugby by fishing

With a little more than three minutes left on the clock and England trailing by seven points in Auckland, the ball is tossed wide to Ollie Sleightholme. He advances towards half way, ball in both hands, before the briefest of shimmies and a burst down the left that leaves Sevu Reece floundering like the proverbial kipper. Hook, line and sinker.

Ultimately England could not avoid a second defeat by the All Blacks but Sleightholme's cameo stood out as one of the brightest moments of the series, as someone taking their chance on a tour of missed opportunities. And it turns out Reece is not the first to take the bait because Sleightholme – who capped a stunning season with his first two England caps in New Zealand this summer – is an avid angler.