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The England wing Chris Ashton will not face any action Giants Jerseys zyhaa919 from England after being involved in an incident in a London bar on Saturday night – hours after his club Saracens drew with Leicester at Wembley – that left him with cuts to his face after allegedly being hit by a man with a glass.The England coach Stuart Lancaster, a noted disciplinarian, spoke to Ashton on Sunday after Saracens revealed details of the attack on Ashton, who was enjoying an evening out with his girlfriend and some of his club playing colleagues and their partners.
Saracens said in a statement that someone not known to Official Giants Jerseysthe players approached the group and a brief altercation followed, which prompted a friend of the stranger to attack Ashton with a glass. The wing suffered two cuts on the left side of his face but did not require stitches. It is understood that police were not summoned.Lancaster was satisfied after speaking to Ashton and Saracens that the player was not to blame for what happened. "England have looked into the incident and consider the matter closed," said the Rugby Football Union in a statement.
The 25-year old Ashton, who made his international Eli Manning Jerseysdebut in 2010, is one of England's most high-profile players and is rarely out of the headlines.Lancaster took over as head coach at the end of last year following a shambolic World Cup campaign that saw several players, including Ashton, given warnings about their behaviour. Within a few weeks, Lancaster had thrown the scrum-half Danny Care out of the squad after a series of drink-related incidents.Ashton, who started his career in rugby league with Wigan, left Northampton, somewhat acrimoniously, last summer after five years at Franklin's Gardens.
Wembley was his third appearance for Saracens and he scoredVictor Cruz Jerseys three tries in his opening two matches for the club."Chris has proved an outstanding member of the Saracens family, off the field as well as on it, since arriving here," said the club's chief executive, Edward Griffiths. "It is a reality that well-known sports people are provoked by strangers and subsequent events are instantly tweeted."People will inevitably see this as a story and say an England rugby player is in trouble again.
For clarity, Chris is not in trouble at all. On the contrary, he wasHakeem Nicks Jerseys celebrating an anniversary with his girlfriend and showed admirable restraint."Ashton used his Twitter account on Sunday to give his version of events. "So, some bloke decided to spoil an evening out for me and my misses [sic]," he wrote. "No stitches needed – back to work tomorrow."Bradford have appointed the former Leeds wing Francis Cummins as their new head coach on a three-year contract.