Retiring: Chris Ashton

MIKE Brown has been left out of Tigers’ matchday 23 for the visit of Exeter today, with Freddie Steward joined in the back-three by the soon-tobe-retired Chris Ashton.
Ashton, 36 last month, announced this week that he’d be calling it a day at the end of the season and Steward says the Premiership and European Cup record try-scorer will be sorely missed.
“He’s easily one of the best wingers I have been lucky enough to play with,” said Steward. “His positional awareness means he is always in the right place at the rig...