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Sir Chris of Ashton question
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:17 pm
by DaiJones
25 tries in 20 games in Rugby Union's Mickey Mouse league for our one time full back, an England cap can't be far away (well, summer tour or next season) blah blah etc.
Anyway, that is of no import, I have a query, he was written about by The Sunday Times' notoriously league hating hack Stephen Jones this weekend and whilst barely disguising his glee that a promising youngster had been prised away from the evil 13 a side code, Jones said "Ashton's father was a legend of the Wigan club". Is this, as I suspect, very poor journalism/research or have I missed something regarding the flame haired try machine and his genealogy? I thought his dad had turned out for Wigan RU ?
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton questi...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:31 pm
by mike binder
His father Kevin Ashton played for Wigan Rugby Union Club
His brother David Ashton is a centre for Swinton Lions
Ashton's grandad was a successful Gaelic footballer.
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton qu...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:50 pm
by Fujiman
God posted:
That Steven Jones is a bumhole, i would love to strangle him with a Wigan Rugby League Scarf.
Death by Rugby League.
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton qu...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:53 pm
by GeoffN
God posted:
That Steven Jones is a bumhole, i would love to strangle him with a Wigan Rugby League Scarf.
Death by Rugby League.
Good idea! Presumably he was thinking of Eric.
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton questi...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:11 pm
by butt monkey
DaiJones posted:
The Sunday Times' notoriously league hating hack Stephen Jones - very poor journalism/research
A fait accompli
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton qu...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:17 pm
by the-Bowtun-Warrior
My gosh, a CA post and no turf....as yet
only joking tuf!
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton qu...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:22 pm
by turf
the-Bowtun-Warr ior posted:
My gosh, a CA post and no turf....as yet
only joking tuf!
Ok, I'll let you off with that one!!!!
Just been on the Northampton Saints site and it says he is suspended for one match after recieving a total of four yellow cards in his RU career so far.
One consolation when he was with us is that he was never suspended, just dropped or benched.
HIs discipline (spelling?) seems to have worsened.
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton qu...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:19 pm
by GeoffN
Do RU have a "totting up" scheme, like soccer? He got quite a few sin-binnings in his Wigan days.
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton qu...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:35 pm
by Bear
Turf you should start using these boards again, it was fun last time. Wouldnt you say folks
Re: Sir Chris of Ashton qu...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:39 pm
by GeoffN
Bear posted:
Turf you should start using these boards again, it was fun last time. Wouldnt you say folks
Yep!
Still no answer to the question of who will be the "new Ashton" this season.