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Speaking about Saracens' new stadium (for which they incidentally secured £8m in naming rights; are you listening Stobarts?) which has an artificial pitch, he mentioned his mates at Widnes who were complaining about friction burns. He joked "...I think it's just league lads are a bit soft, aren't they?"

League lads are soft compared to Kiwi dwarfs ay Chris?

I noticed they have a video of Ashton swan diving as he score a try for England. It's a shame they didn't show him running away from Richard Moore when he went the full length for Trinity against Wigan a few years back.

Still the comment sounds tongue in cheek to me.

If true what he said what an idiot and plonker

Not a problem in Union though as you have to have quick movement to get friction burns.

I'm sure his tongue was firmly in his cheek as he said it.

It's a legitimate point, the game has gone soft.

Good lad Chris



Is Mathers ok yet or scarred for life?

Mathers knee-jerk comments make him prime candidate to take over from Wilkin is if ever steps down from the union. Both whingers of the highest order.

Ashton should just shut up though.

That video always makes me laugh! (Can be found by typing "richard moore wigan wakefield into a certain well known video website

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You see him coming across at full back and then when he realised who it was who'd broken through he loses interest and just changes direction and runs away instead. He can't call anyone soft after that pathetic 'attempt'.

Chris Ashton

I'll have to get my old ashton head on a stick avatar back out.

Hes' just having a laugh isn't he? He failed at RL really (worst defensive FB I've ever seen) but done well at RU. Good on him.