Chris Ashton

Chris Ashton

Personal information
Born	Christopher John Ashton (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37) Wigan, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–2007 Wigan Warriors[1] 52 28 2 0 116 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006 England[2] 4 3 0 0 12
Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2012 Northampton 110 (467) 2012–2017 Saracens 105 (235) 2017–2018 Toulon 30 (130) 2018–2020 Sale Sharks 32 (85) 2020–2021 Harlequins 7 (10) 2021 Worcester Warriors 4 (5) 2022–2023 Leicester Tigers 27 (65) 2007–2023 Total 315 (992) Correct as of 7 May 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2019 England 44 (100) Correct as of 8 February 2019

Christopher John Ashton (born 29 March 1987)^[3] is a retired English rugby union and former rugby league footballer, and one of the few players who have represented England in both rugby codes. Ashton primarily played wing and secondarily played fullback.

Ashton first played as a fullback or wing for Wigan Warriors in rugby league's Super League competition, and won four caps for England in 2006 and 2007.

In 2007 Ashton signed for Northampton Saints in rugby union's Premiership, before moving to Saracens in 2012, Toulon in 2017, Sale in 2018 and Harlequins in 2020, he finished his career at Leicester Tigers where he retired in 2023. He made his debut for England in March 2010 and played regularly until 2014, including in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he finished as the tournament's joint leading try-scorer. After a break of four years, he was recalled to the England squad in November 2018. He won 40 caps for England. In April 2022 he became the record try scorer in Premiership Rugby after scoring a hat trick against Bristol to take him to 95 tries, in April 2023 he became the first player to 100 tries after another hat trick against Exeter Chiefs.