Playing Style
Ashton's support play, which he learnt during his days as a Rugby League player, has been praised and is often cited as the main reason that he is such a prolific try scorer. Another of Ashton's key attributes is his speed, which he demonstrated by scoring a 90-metre try against Australia in the autumn of 2010, during this try he outran Drew Mitchell and James O'Connor, two of Australia's fastest wingers. When Ashton scores, he often performs a "swallow dive". He has been praised and rebuked in equal measure for it, with many people worrying that it will one day lead to him dropping the ball in the act of scoring.
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