I understand his reasons for going: the international door in his own eyes seems to be shut and clearly there is probably another reason as well. Saracens boss Mark McCall is relishing the return to action of 'X-factor' wing Chris Ashton in Friday's Aviva Premiership clash against Bath. Ashton will … Read more.
Saracens have announced their intention to play a high-profile game against the DHL Stormers with the two teams facing each other at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2021.
Chris Ashton has in effect ended his international career by getting out of his Saracens contract early at the end of the season to join Toulon despite the … Chris Ashton has all but ended his England career after his club Saracens confirmed he is to join Toulon next season. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.England will only pick overseas-based players in exceptional circumstances, so it is unlikely Ashton will add to his 39 international caps. He joined Northampton in 2007 and spent five years at Franklin’s Gardens. Read more. He was chosen in the Saxons squad for the summer tour to South Africa but pulled out.“His game has come on leaps and bounds at this club which is the right one for him to grow as a player and as a person. Saracens have announced their intention to play a high-profile game against the DHL Stormers with the two teams facing each other at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2021.
Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. He was recalled to the squad by Eddie Jones at the start of the year but was unable to take up his place after receiving a 10-week ban for putting his hand near the Ulster centre Luke Marshall’s eyes. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to submit this vote?The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. “I will leave one of the greatest rugby clubs in the world at the end of the season,” he said. Chris Ashton pledged his short-term commitment to Northampton yesterday after Saracens confirmed that the England wing will join them at the end of the season.
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Quins head of rugby Paul Gustard said: “I have known Chris … The winger is currently serving a …
He will have been here five years by the end of the season and we are grateful for the contribution he has made.
Obatoyinbo eager to improve. "I have developed as a player during my time with Sarries, but more importantly I have developed as a person and I will always be indebted to the club for that.Sharing the full story, not just the headlinesThe RFU only consider players playing in the Aviva Premiership"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Allianz Park and I have made so many special memories on and off the field.Create a commenting name to join the debateThe winger is currently serving a 13-week suspension for biting which, coupled with him being over looked for England’s latest training squad, appear to have played a part in his decision.Ashton joined Sarries in 2012 and has won two Premiership titles and a European Champions Cup with the club, as well as scoring 19 tries in 39 test with England.“It will be a real wrench for me to leave,” said Ashton, who still had 18 months left on his current contract with the Premiership champions.
Jackson Wray: Why I'm staying at Saracens. ""I'd like to put on record my thanks to Mark McCall, our chairman Nigel Wray and the whole team at Saracens for the manner in which they have dealt with my request to join Toulon next season.The 29-year-old insisted back in September that he would do all he could to return to the England fold despite his ban, but the move now appears to signal his abandonment of those aspirations.
The Official Facebook Page of England & Saracens winger Chris Ashton. “We have four of our senior back-three players currently unavailable with injury, and therefore to bring Chris to the club is a big boost to the squad.” Quins’ next Premiership game is against Bristol at Ashton Gate on Sunday.Ashton has also played for Northampton, Saracens and Toulon since switching from rugby league in 2007. If you’re asking me if it’s the right move from a rugby point of view to develop his game or develop him as a person, I think it’s not and I told him that. "It will be a real wrench for me to leave all that behind at the end of the season, but I'm looking forward to a new challenge at Toulon next year.
Quins head of rugby Paul Gustard said: “I have known Chris for around eight years now, and he is without doubt one of the most competitive, professional and dedicated athletes I have encountered.“We were very interested in Chris when he was looking to move back to the UK, but unfortunately we were not in a position to compete 28 months ago.
On 19 March 2007 it was announced that Ashton had signed to play rugby union for Northampton Saints, after Wigan granted him an early release from his contract.