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Ashton is class
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:34 pm
by PCPhil
Awaitin the hatin.
It is not an accident. Done it in France in a season’s burst and now longevity in England. No one else knows the way to the try line better.
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:27 pm
by Kawazaki
Agree. He still looks in great shape too. Harshly treated by referees for some reason.
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:57 pm
by Tichtheid
Did he break the record today, then?
I've always had a lot of time for him as a player
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:17 pm
by Kawazaki
Ashton has now scored;
95 Premiership tries.
24 T14 tries in one season with Toulon.
40 Champions Cup tries for Northampton, Saracens, Toulon and Sale.
20 tries for England in 44 caps.
179 tries there.
He will have scored quite a few more in Challenge Cup, Anglo-Welsh Cup, Barbarians games etc.
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:21 pm
by petej
The 3rd try he scored today was great. Really nice change of line. Might have lost some pace but still an excellent finisher.
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Sun May 01, 2022 5:54 am
by assfly
Very pleased for him. Seems like a helluva nice guy too.
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Sun May 01, 2022 9:29 pm
by Grandpa
Nonu said after training with him at Toulon... that Ashton was the fastest player he had ever played with or against....
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 2:30 pm
by notfatcat
He's just a white Phil Chesters.
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 2:55 pm
by Prembore
notfatcat wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 2:30 pm
He's just a white Phil Chesters.
Christophers?
How many Prem games has each of those on the list played in?
Wade would be well over 100 tries now if he hadn't left rugby.
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 3:00 pm
by Slick
Kawazaki wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:27 pm
Agree. He still looks in great shape too. Harshly treated by referees for some reason.
Yes, he did a couple of really daft things and from then on was tainted and treated very oddly on a few occasions.
Great player and apparently top bloke.
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 3:15 pm
by duke
Prembore wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 2:55 pm
notfatcat wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 2:30 pm
He's just a white Phil Chesters.
Christophers?
How many Prem games has each of those on the list played in?
Wade would be well over 100 tries now if he hadn't left rugby.
Look up Phil Chesters ex Salisbury then went to Ealing and broke all the records
Re: Ashton is class
Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 5:00 pm
by Prembore
duke wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 3:15 pm
Prembore wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 2:55 pm
notfatcat wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 2:30 pm
He's just a white Phil Chesters.
Christophers?
How many Prem games has each of those on the list played in?
Wade would be well over 100 tries now if he hadn't left rugby.
Look up Phil Chesters ex Salisbury then went to Ealing and broke all the records
