Ewan Ashman

Ewan Philip Fraser Ashman (born 3 April 2000) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh Rugby and the Scotland national team.

Ewan Ashman

Full name	Ewan Philip Fraser Ashman
Date of birth	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
School	Sandbach School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Edinburgh Rugby Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017–2018 Sandbach 5 (10) 2018–2023 Sale Sharks 54 (70) 2019 → Sale (loan) 2 (0) 2021 → Coventry (loan) 1 (5) 2023– Edinburgh Rugby 33 (50) Correct as of 17 April 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 Scotland U20 15 (55) 2021– Scotland 22 (40) 2025 British & Irish Lions 0 (0) Correct as of 14 July 2025

Professional career

Club

Born in Toronto, Canada, Ashman started playing rugby at English club Sandbach RUFC.^[1] First playing as a centre or a back row, Ashman eventually became a hooker.

He made his senior debut for the Cheshire club in Midlands Premier during the 2017–18 season,^[2] also joining Sale Sharks academy in 2017.^[3] He joined the Sharks' professional squad ahead of the 2018–19 seasons.^[4][5]

During the next season he was first loaned to Edinburgh as players had left for the World Cup, but never managed to make his professional debut, being blocked by Dave Cherry, Cammy Fenton and Mike Willemse,^[1][3] eventually ending up playing in National League 1 with Sale FC.^[6]

Back with the Sharks, Ashman made his Premiership debut on 5 September 2020, coming on as a substitute against Leicester Tigers, in the late post-covid break 2019–20 Premiership Rugby.^[7]

On 22 November 2021 it was announced that Ashman would join Glasgow Warriors on loan, but he returned to Sale Sharks four days later due to an injury crisis.^[8]

International

He played for Scotland from under 16 level, qualifying through his Edinburgh-born father.^[1][3] He played for Scotland U20s in the 2019 U20 Six Nations and the 2019 World Championship, where despite Scotland's disappointing run, he finished as the tournament's top try scorer with seven.^{[1][3][9][10]}

He also took part in the 2020 U20 Six Nations,^[11] starting all of Scotland five games, and becoming the top try scorer as his team ended second in this unfinished edition standings.^[12][13]

In the 2020–21 season he earned his first call-ups for the Scotland senior team under Gregor Townsend, both during the Autumn Nations Cup^[14] and before the 2021 Six Nations.^[15] He earned his first cap and scored his first international try on 7 November 2021 at Murrayfield in a closely won victory over Australia after coming on as an early substitute for George Turner.^[16] In 2023 Ashman was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.^[17]

British & Irish Lions

He was not selected in the initial squad for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, but was subsequently called up ahead of the test series getting underway.^[18] He made an appearance in the final midweek match against the First Nations and Pasifika XV, becoming Lion #888.^[19][20]

Career statistics

List of international tries

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 November 2021	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Australia	12–10	15–13	2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals
2	16 July 2022	Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Argentina	12–10	34–31	2022 mid-year rugby union internationals
3				19–13
4	7 October 2023	Stade de France, Paris, France	Ireland	36–5	36–14	2023 Rugby World Cup
5	12 July 2024	Audi Field, Washington DC, United States of America	United States	12–0	42–7	2024 mid-year rugby union tests
6				19–0
7				26–7
8	27 July 2024	Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	5-0	31–19	2024 mid-year rugby union tests

as of 12 July 2024^[update]