Brian Ashton

It's very pleasing to have qualified.

It's very pleasing to have qualified.

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.

I'm not going to get involved in the contractual details. I don't want to do that. One of the reasons read more

I'm not going to get involved in the contractual details. I don't want to do that. One of the reasons I came into the job was to get away from that sort of thing.

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.

In my opinion, we looked the more challenging side, but we made too many silly errors which gifted them soft read more

In my opinion, we looked the more challenging side, but we made too many silly errors which gifted them soft points.