Ashton signs on to mixed reception

DAVID BARNES
FRENCH COLUMN

Show-off? Chris Ashton dives to score
PICTURE: Getty Images

The headline writers in Toulon are giving Chris Ashton the name of Superman. Just as though he has stepped out of the comic-book hero’s red and blue tunic to don their own red and black.
That was their reaction to his official arrival among them on Wednesday and, of course, his famous flying touchdowns were the centre of attention.
“I can understand that my leaps can irritate some,” he said. “But it is like everything. There are two sides to the coin.
“There are a lot of...

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