Controversy follows Chris Ashton everywhere and most of it is self-inflicted. Here, playing for his club Saracens he attempts to put off the Harlequins kicker as he attempts a conversion by shouting ‘Push it!’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7pmOL2lynA
Rugby prides itself on respect and courtesy to the opposition so this act was understandably frowned upon by some of the Harlequins team. It nearly caused a bit of an incident in the tunnel as both teams went off at half-time too.
You could argue that Ashton was asked to name his favourite song from Salt n Pepa, but we’re pretty sure this was deliberate and vindictive. The Premiership semi-final was won by Saracens on a scoreline of 31-17, but not many neutrals will be cheering on Ashton and his team in the final.
Hat-tip to RugbyDump
