Chris Ashton (born 29 March 1987) is a retired English rugby union player and former rugby league footballer, one of the few players to have represented England in both rugby codes. He came through the scholarship programme at Wigan Warriors, made his senior debut in 2005 and played mainly at fullback and on the wing, making 52 appearances and scoring 28 tries for the club. He won four England caps in rugby league across 2006 and 2007, then moved to Northampton Saints in rugby union in 2007. In union he went on to play for Saracens, Toulon, Sale, Harlequins and Leicester Tigers, won 40 caps for England, and in April 2023 became the first player to score 100 tries in Premiership Rugby.
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born 29 March 1987
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he earned a call into the England squad at the end of 2006
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retired English rugby union and former rugby league footballer
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former rugby league footballer
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retired English rugby union
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first played as a fullback or wing for Wigan Warriors
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Wigan Warriors in rugby league's Super League competition
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