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Mavericks who can light up the game

Paul Rees looks at the big-match characters who cause problems for coaches but who delight fans

Chris Ashton was always going to go out with a splash. A couple of days after announcing his retirement at the age of 36, the multi-club wing scored a hat-trick of tries for Leicester against Exeter and his second saw him become the first player to reach 100 in the Premiership.
Ashton has rarely been out of the headlines since he swapped league for union in 2007 and left Wigan for Northampton. He is someone who has added colour to the game even though he has spent virtually all his career at clu...

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