CHRIS HEWETT

CLOSE members of Chris Ashton’s own family would hesitate to describe him as “the complete wing”, but his attacking instincts – rooted in the 13-man game but brought to full flower in a different landscape – have always been the stuff of wonder. There has not been a better pure tryscorer in England since the sport went pro.
But in the interests of fairness, we should take a moment to ponder the contribution of another son of the north-west, Mark Cueto, who once headed the Premiership alltime scoring list now topped by Ashton, who set a new mark with his hat-trick for Leicester ...