WITH one maverick repaying England’s faith in him, when Danny Cipriani’s magic cross kick bounced kindly for Jonny May in Cape Town, there is another on the rehabilitation path with Chris Ashton asking to be released from his three-year deal at Toulon.
Ashton’s form in his first year in the Top 14 was scintillating, setting a league try scoring record of 24 in 23 games for the French club.
However, because of the ban on overseas- based English players representing their country, Ashton, 31, is hoping for a transfer to a Premiership club to get back into the En...