Matty Ashton (born 28 July 1998) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He previously played for Swinton Lions, where he made his professional debut in 2019. He made his debut at international level for England in 2023.
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| Full name | Matthew Ashton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1998 Heywood, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 10 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 2 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editAshton grew up in Heywood, Greater Manchester, and began playing rugby league at the age of seven with Rochdale Mayfield. He later attended Hopwood Hall College, where he was coached by Matt Calland.[3]
Playing career
editEarly career
editAfter playing for two seasons in Rochdale Mayfield's open age team in the National Conference League, Ashton spent a year in Australia, where he played for the Mullumbimby Giants in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League.[4][5]
After a successful trial, Ashton signed a one-year contract with Championship side Swinton Lions in December 2018.[6] He became the league's top try scorer during the 2019 season, scoring 30 tries in total,[3] and won the Championship Young Player of the Year award.[5]
Warrington Wolves
editIn August 2019, Ashton was signed by Super League club Warrington Wolves for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his Super League début for Warrington against Wigan in January 2020.[8]
In round 5 of the 2023 Super League season, Ashton scored a hat-trick in Warrington's 38–20 victory over Leigh.[9] Ashton played 25 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season and scored 18 tries as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. Ashton played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against St Helens.[10] On 8 June 2024, Ashton played in Warrington's 2024 Challenge Cup final defeat against Wigan.[11] Ashton played a total of 25 games for Warrington in the 2024 Super League season and scored 27 tries as the club reached the semi-final before losing to Hull Kingston Rovers.[12]
International career
editOn 28 October 2023 he scored two tries and won Player of the match in his second game for England v Tonga.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Player Summary: Matty Ashton". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Matthew Ashton - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ a b "Ashton hoping to make his mark". Total Rugby League. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Craig, Mitchell (June 25, 2018). "Matt is magic for Mullumbimby in NRRRL".
MULLUMBIMBY fullback scores four tries in emphatic win over Lower Clarence in NRRRL
- ^ a b "Former Mayfield player wins Betfred Championship Young Player of the Year". Rochdale Online. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Lions Sign Duo Warne And Ashton For 2019 Season". Swinton Lions. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Warrington confirm signing of Matty Ashton". www.loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 17 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Super League: Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves". BBC.
- ^ "Super League: Warrington Wolves 38-20 Leigh Leopards - Ashton treble as Wire win again". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Highs and lows from Warrington Wolves' 2023 season". www.warringtonguardian.co.uk.
- ^ "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Warrington Wolves 2024 season review, February and March". www.warringtonguardian.co.uk.
- ^ "England's 3-0 win over Tonga shows why they are the third best team". www.theguardian.com.
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