Ewan Ashman

Ewan Ashman

Full name	Ewan Philip Fraser Ashman
Date of birth	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
School	Sandbach School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Edinburgh Rugby Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017–2018 Sandbach 5 (10) 2018–2023 Sale Sharks 54 (70) 2019 → Sale (loan) 2 (0) 2021 → Coventry (loan) 1 (5) 2023– Edinburgh Rugby 12 (15) Correct as of 24 March 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 Scotland U20 15 (55) 2021– Scotland 17 (20) Correct as of 16 March 2024

Ewan Philip Fraser Ashman (born 3 April 2000) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh Rugby.

Professional career

Club

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ashman started playing rugby at Sandbach RUFC. ^[1] 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, ^[2] also joining Sale Sharks academy in 2017. ^[3]

He joined the Sharks' professional squad ahead of the 2018–19 seasons. ^{[4] [5]}

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, ^{[1] [3]} eventually ending up playing in National League 1 with Sale FC. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

On 22 November 2021 it was announced that Ashman would join Glasgow Warriors on loan. He returned to Sale Sharks four days later due to an injury crisis. ^[8]

International

He played for Scotland since the under 16s, qualifying through his Edinburgh-born father. ^{[1] [3]} 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. ^{[1] [3] [9] [10]}

During the winter, he also took part in the 2020 U20 Six Nations, ^[11] starting all of Scotland five games, and becoming the top try scorer as his team ended second in this unfinished edition standings. ^{[12] [13]}

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 ^[14] and before the 2021 Six Nations. ^[15] 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. ^[16] In 2023 Ashman was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. ^[17]

Career statistics

List of international tries

Number	Position	Points	Tries	Result	Opposition	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	Hooker	5	1	Won	Australia	Murrayfield Stadium	7 November 2021	[18]
2	Hooker	10	2	Lost	Argentina	Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades	16 July 2022	[19]
3
4	Hooker	5	1	Lost	Ireland	Stade de France	7 October 2023	[20]

as of 8 October 2023 ^[update]

References

1. Barnes, David (20 August 2019). "Edinburgh sign Scotland Under-20s hooker Ewan Ashman on loan". The Offside Line. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. "Ewan Ashman profile". sandbachrufc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. "Ewan Ashman joins Edinburgh Rugby on short-term loan". Sale Sharks. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
4. de Menezes, Jack (30 August 2018). "From Chris Ashton to Danny Cipriani - all 12 Premiership clubs' summer moves". The Independent . Retrieved 21 January 2021.
5. Shaw, Alex (26 August 2018). "Gallagher Premiership 2018/19 Preview". RugbyPass. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
6. "Ewan Ashman". Sale FC Rugby. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. "Tuilagi try in Sale win over Leicester". BBC Sport . 5 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
8. "@EwanAshman2 has been recalled from his loan at @GlasgowWarriors to act as injury cover for Curtis Langdon". SaleSharksRugby Twitter .
9. Shaw, Alex (15 March 2020). "The top 50 U20 rugby players in the world". RugbyPass. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
10. Shaw, Alex (5 April 2020). "The Future of Rugby: Scotland U23". RugbyPass. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
11. Harper, Gavin (3 January 2020). "Scotland U20 squad named for Six Nations". SCRUM Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
12. "Under-20 Six Nations Championship Table". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
13. "6 nations tournament Under 20 - Players stats and team of the year - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
14. Barnes, David (21 October 2020). "Scotland v Georgia: Townsend challenges team to hit the ground running". The Offside Line. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
15. 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.
16. Tom English (7 November 2021). "Autumn Nations Series: Scotland 15-13 Australia - Finn Russell penalty proves decisive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
17. "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
18. English, Tom (7 November 2021). "Autumn Nations Series: Scotland 15-13 Australia - Finn Russell penalty proves decisive". BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
19. "Argentina 34-31 Scotland: Tourists undone as Pumas fight back for series win". BBC. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
20. "Ireland outclass Scotland to cruise into quarter-finals". Reuters. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

External links

• Ewan Ashman at ESPNscrum
• Ewan Ashman at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Sandbach RUFC profile
• Sale Sharks profile
• Sale FC profile