By JON NEWCOMBE
Still got it: Chris Ashton dives over to score for Leicester against Exeter
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STEVE Borthwick has backed Chris Ashton to continue playing top-level rugby for years to come.
Ashton signed for Leicester on a short-term deal in February, two months after leaving Worcester, and has scored three tries in five appearances since his arrival at Welford Road.
The second of his fivepointers against Exeter in Leicester’s last Premiership outing saw him draw level with Tom Varndell at the top of the Premiership’s all-time try-scoring charts with 92 career tr...
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