Brian Ashton

It's very pleasing to have qualified.

It's very pleasing to have qualified.

There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand read more

There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand up and say that is not down to me coaching on the field. You'd be better off asking Michael Foley and Richard Graham about that because they have been in charge, not me.

I am delighted to see him back again. He's a creative player who will help the club move forward over read more

I am delighted to see him back again. He's a creative player who will help the club move forward over the next few years.

I think the operation has been successful, so it is going to be two or three weeks before he is read more

I think the operation has been successful, so it is going to be two or three weeks before he is fit and available for selection.

This is desperately bas luck for a player who was in form. I feel he would have made the England read more

This is desperately bas luck for a player who was in form. I feel he would have made the England twenty-two, if not the starting XV.