Ewan Ashman

Ewan Ashman
Full nameEwan Philip Fraser Ashman
Date of birth (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000
Place of birthToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
SchoolSandbach 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 33 (50)
Correct as of 17 April 2025
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2020 Scotland U20 15 (55)
2021– Scotland 22 (40)
2025 British & Irish Lions 0 (0)
Correct as of 14 July 2025

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 and the Scotland national team.

Professional career

Club

Born in Toronto, Canada, Ashman started playing rugby at English club 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 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 debut on 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, but he returned to Sale Sharks four days later due to an injury crisis.[8]

International

He played for Scotland from under 16 level, qualifying through his Edinburgh-born father.[1][3] He played for Scotland U20s in the 2019 U20 Six Nations and the 2019 World Championship, where despite Scotland's disappointing run, he finished as the tournament's top try scorer with seven.[1][3][9][10]

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]

British & Irish Lions

He was not selected in the initial squad for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, but was subsequently called up ahead of the test series getting underway.[18] He made an appearance in the final midweek match against the First Nations and Pasifika XV, becoming Lion #888.[19][20]

Career statistics

List of international tries

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 November 2021 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Australia 12–10 15–13 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals
2 16 July 2022 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina  Argentina 12–10 34–31 2022 mid-year rugby union internationals
3 19–13
4 7 October 2023 Stade de France, Paris, France  Ireland 36–5 36–14 2023 Rugby World Cup
5 12 July 2024 Audi Field, Washington DC, United States of America  United States 12–0 42–7 2024 mid-year rugby union tests
6 19–0
7 26–7
8 27 July 2024 Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 5-0 31–19 2024 mid-year rugby union tests

as of 12 July 2024

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Ewan Ashman profile". sandbachrufc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "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. 16 August 2023.
  18. ^ English, Tom (14 July 2025). "Graham, Sutherland and Ashman called up as cover for the Lions". BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  19. ^ English, Tom (22 July 2025). "Lions hang on but few players push test claims". BBC. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  20. ^ @ewanashman2; (23 July 2025). "Dream come true. Proud to be Lion #888" – via Instagram.
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