England Rugby star Chris Ashton joins an elite club of sportsmen to be elected as a leading Swiss watch brand ambassador before the age of 25 – and just in the nick of time – as he turns 25 on March 29th.
GRAHAM has announced a new partnership with Chris, one of world rugby’s most prolific try-scorers. Chris, who recently signed a £250,000 deal with England champions Saracens, was born in Wigan in 1987 and was a product of St John Fisher School.
Chris initially made his name in the 13-man code, rugby league. Chris’ major breakthrough in the Premiership came in the 2009/2010 season as he embarked on a run of form that brought him 23 tries in 32 games and saw him win both the Premiership Player-of-the-Season and RPA Try-of-the-Season awards.
His club form was recognised with a call-up to the England squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship and he made his senior Test debut against France in Paris. In the 2011 Six Nations Championship, Chris scored two tries on the opening weekend against Wales before becoming the first person in the history of the tournament to score four tries in a single match, against Italy.
The six tries Ashton scored in the first two rounds of last season’s Six Nations equalled the championship record for an individual in a single season, but he has perhaps become even more famous for his dramatic try-scoring swallow dives.
Chris represented England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and finished the tournament as the joint leading try-scorer. In January 2012, he was named in the England senior elite player squad for the forthcoming Six Nations. He is a big GRAHAM supporter and proudly wears a Swordfish Booster Blue.
The question is, will he get a new GRAHAM watch for his birthday tomorrow? Happy birthday Chris.
