Ewan Ashman

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Ewan Ashman
Birth nameEwan Philip Fraser Ashman
Date of birth (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 21)
Place of birthToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Sale Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2018 Sandbach RUFC 5 (10)
2018–Present Sale Sharks 12 (5)
2019–2020 → Edinburgh (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Sale FC (loan) 1 (0)
2021 → Glasgow Warriors (loan) ()
Correct as of 21 January 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Scotland U16s
Scotland U17s
Scotland U19s
2019–2020 Scotland U20s 15 (55)
2021– Scotland 2 (5)
Correct as of 7 November 2021

Ewan Ashman (born 3 April 2000) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays for Sale Sharks in Premiership Rugby, but is currently on loan to Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship. He plays at hooker.[1]

Career[]

Club[]

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ashman started playing rugby at Sandbach RUFC.[2] First playing as a centre or a back row, Ashman eventually became a hooker.

He made his senior debut for the Cheshire’s club in Midlands Premier during the 2017–18 season,[3] also joining Sale Sharks academy in 2017.[4]

He joined the Sharks' professional squad ahead of the 2018–19 seasons.[5][6]

During the next season he was first loaned to Edinburgh as players had left for the World Cup, but never managed to make his professional debut, being blocked by Dave Cherry, Cammy Fenton and Mike Willemse,[2][4] eventually ending up playing in National League 1 with Sale FC.[7]

Back with the Sharks, Ashman made his Premiership debuts on the 5 September 2020, coming on as a substitute against Leicester Tigers, in the late post-covid break 2019–20 Premiership Rugby.[8]

On 22 November 2021 it was announced that Ashman would join Glasgow Warriors on loan. Ashman stated:[9]

I’m buzzing to come to Glasgow. The way the club play - the intent they have to move the ball and run with the ball - suits me down to a tee and is exactly the way I like to play. The young group of players coming through right now is really exiting, with the likes of Ross Thompson, Rory Darge and Rufus McLean all having made an impact in the last year. You can see they’re building something at Glasgow and it’s something I want to be involved in. I’m going to take this opportunity with both hands, and play as well as I can while at Glasgow.

International[]

He played for Scotland since the under 16s, qualifying through his Edinburgh-born father.[2][4] The young hooker first made the headlines with Scotland U20s, playing the Six Nations and the World championship, where despite Scotland's disappointing run, he appeared as a great prospect, scoring 7 tries and finishing as the world tournament top try scorer.[2][4][10][11]

During the winter, he also took part in the 2020 U20 Six Nations,[12] starting all of Scotland five games, and becoming the top try scorer as his team ended second in this unfinished edition standings.[13][14]

In the 2020–21 season he earned his first call-ups for the Scotland senior team under Gregor Townsend, both during the Autumn Nations Cup[15] and before the 2021 Six Nations.[16] He earned his first cap and scored his first international try on 7 November 2021 at Murrayfield in a closely won victory over Australia after coming on as an early substitute for George Turner.[17]

International tries[]

As of 8 November 2021 [18]
Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Australia Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 2021 Autumn Nations Series 7 November 2021 Win 15 – 13

References[]

  1. ^ "Ewan Ashman". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Barnes, David (20 August 2019). "Edinburgh sign Scotland Under-20s hooker Ewan Ashman on loan". The Offside Line. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Ewan Ashman profile". sandbachrufc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ewan Ashman joins Edinburgh Rugby on short-term loan". Sale Sharks. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ de Menezes, Jack (30 August 2018). "From Chris Ashton to Danny Cipriani - all 12 Premiership clubs' summer moves". The Independent. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ Shaw, Alex (26 August 2018). "Gallagher Premiership 2018/19 Preview". RugbyPass. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Ewan Ashman". Sale FC Rugby. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Tuilagi try in Sale win over Leicester". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Ashman agrees loan switch to Glasgow Warriors".
  10. ^ Shaw, Alex (15 March 2020). "The top 50 U20 rugby players in the world". RugbyPass. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  11. ^ Shaw, Alex (5 April 2020). "The Future of Rugby: Scotland U23". RugbyPass. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. ^ Harper, Gavin (3 January 2020). "Scotland U20 squad named for Six Nations". SCRUM Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Under-20 Six Nations Championship Table". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  14. ^ "6 nations tournament Under 20 - Players stats and team of the year - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  15. ^ Barnes, David (21 October 2020). "Scotland v Georgia: Townsend challenges team to hit the ground running". The Offside Line. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  16. ^ Scott, Steve (20 January 2021). "Cameron Redpath – son of former captain Bryan – chooses Scotland over England ahead of Six Nations". The Courier. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  17. ^ Tom English (7 November 2021). "Autumn Nations Series: Scotland 15-13 Australia - Finn Russell penalty proves decisive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Autumn Nations Series: Scotland 15-13 Australia". BBC Sport. 7 November 2021.

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