Jack Ashworth
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| Born | 3 July 1995 Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 3 lb (103 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 13 October 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Ashworth (born 3 July 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a Prop Forward for St Helens in the Super League and the England Knights at international level.[4]
He has spent time on loan from Saints at the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship 1, and the Sheffield Eagles and the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.
Background
Ashworth was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
Education
Jack Ashworth attended St Cuthbert's RC Business and Enterprise College in Rochdale from 2006 until 2011. He then went on to do a sports course at Hopwood Hall College Middleton. .
Career
Ashworth made his Saints début on 6 April 2015 in a Super League match against Hull F.C.[5]
During 2015, Ashworth also played for Rochdale Hornets in the Championship on Dual registration.
In the 2016 season Ashworth played an outstanding game against Warrington Wolves, and made a Man of the Match performance against Hull F.C.
Ashworth joined up with the Sheffield Eagles on Dual registration on 31 January 2018. This is ahead of their first league match against Dewsbury.
He played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[6]
He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final victory over the Salford Red Devils at Old Trafford.[7][8][9]
International career
In 2019 he was selected for the England Knights against Jamaica at Headingley Rugby Stadium.[10]
References
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Ashworth joins Eagles on dual-registration". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ "St Helens 4-18 Warrington RESULT: Challenge Cup Final as it happened from Wembley". Mirror. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
- ^ "England Knights vs Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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