Adam Ashe

Adam Ashe (born 24 July 1993 in Glasgow) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the number 8 position. He can also play in either of the flanker positions.[1]

Adam Ashe
Date of birth (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993
Place of birthLivingston, Scotland
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb)
SchoolAlva Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number Eight / Loose Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)


2014
2016–2017
2017–19		 Hillfoots
Stirling County
University of Canterbury RFC
Ayr
Stirling County		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011– Glasgow Warriors 34 (25)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Stirling County 3 (5)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–
2010–2013
2011
2010		 Scotland
Scotland U20
Scotland U18
Scotland U17		 6
10		 (0)
(20)
Correct as of 6 February 2016
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2011–2012 Scotland 7s 9 (10)

Amateur career

Ashe, a product of Alva Academy, has played rugby for Hillfoots and Stirling County[2]

In 2016, he turned out for Ayr in the Scottish Premiership.[3]

Ashe has been drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017–18 season.[4]

Professional career

Ashe was named as an Elite Development Player in 2011, being attached to Glasgow Warriors.[2]

He earned his first cap for Glasgow, coming off the bench in the 78th minute against the Ospreys on 14 September 2012.[5] He was also named on the bench a week later, but was not used in the 27–10 victory over Connacht.

In addition to playing for Glasgow Warriors, Ashe is now playing in the Super 6 tournament for Stirling County.[6]

International career

Ashe played for the Scotland under-17's team at the Wellington International Festival in 2010,[7] as well as travelling to Valladolid, Spain as a member in a development training squad.[8]

He also featured in the Scottish national sevens team for the 2011–12 season, playing in all nine tournament on the Sevens circuit.

The following year, Ashe was named in the Scotland under-18's squad for the 2011 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship.[9]

In 2013, he played for the Scotland under-20's team in every Six Nations Under 20s Championship match, which included a man of the match performance against Ireland under-20's. Ashe gained a further five caps for the U20s side in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, where Scotland under-20s finished 10th.

On 3 April 2014, Ashe was named the recipient for the John McPhail scholarship in 2014.[10] However, midway through his scholarship, Ashe was called up by new Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter, for the Scottish national side's test match with South Africa.[11] He started that match at Number 8, playing the full 80 minutes.

References
  1. "Scotland (Adam Ashe) - Scottish Rugby Union".
  2. "Elite Development Players".
  3. "Melrose 27 - 10 Ayr: Ayr suffer a Melrose mauling".
  4. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/17/08/28/warriors-find-out-pro-draft-destinations
  5. "Ospreys v Glasgow".
  6. https://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1198618932288131072
  7. "Squad Head For Wellington - Scottish Rugby Union".
  8. "Adam Ashe".
  9. "Young Scots Set For Challenging 2011 - Scottish Rugby Union".
  10. "Talented duo win scholarship chance - Scottish Rugby Union".
  11. "Glasgow trio added to Scotland squad - Scottish Rugby Union".
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Finn Russell,
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne		 John Macphail Scholarship
Ewan McQuillin,
Adam Ashe
2014		 Succeeded by
Ben Robbins,
Callum Hunter-Hill
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.