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Ashton worry for England

By Online Editors
Wednesday 31 Oct 2012

England wing Chris Ashton could be suspended for the start of his country's November Tests after he was asked to appear at a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday.


Ashton received a post-match level one citing for a dangerous tackle on Northampton's Vasily Artemyev in a Premiership clash on Saturday.


The citing counts on Ashton's record as a yellow card, taking his tally for the season to three and triggering a disciplinary hearing.


Ashton was shown yellow cards for dangerous charging in the matches against London Irish on September 1 and Exeter Chiefs on September 23.


The Saracens star was not among the England players released for Premiership duty this weekend and if the RFU's disciplinary panel decide to impose a suspension, it would not apply to weeks when he is inactive.


That means the next match Ashton is due to play is England's Test against Fiji on November 10.

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