![]() "I'm comfortable with it and I've e-mailed Eddie and told him I'm comfortable with the way we're going. "He had a slow start to the season, played a couple of games and was off the bench for what we thought were the best interests of Daniel, the best interests of the Reds. "He had problems before Christmas which were very difficult to diagnose from a medical point of view, so we adopted a very conservative approach to him because we think he's a 10-year player. "I think it's in his best interest, not rushing is the way to go," he said. Slack says ensuring his long-term future in the game has been of paramount concern. The 21-year-old came into the Super 12 season after suffering a back injury last year that prevented him touring with the Wallabies. ![]() ![]() Heenan was given limited Super 12 game time this season for the Reds for what Slack says were reasons that were both in the player's and the team's best interests. Heenan has been removed from the Australian squad for the Test match against Ireland next month, with Jones saying he was not given enough game time for the Reds. Australian rugby union coach Eddie Jones has contacted Reds coach Andrew Slack to tell him comments he made about Daniel Heenan's omission from the Wallabies squad were not intended as a criticism of Slack. ![]()
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