Saracens wing Chris Ashton admitted that he wants to use the limited opportunities available to impress Warren Gatland ahead of the British and Irish Lions squad announcement on 19th April.
Saracens rugby director Mark McCall believes Chris Ashton has made a wrong move in his career to shift to France after signing a three-year deal with Top 14 club Toulon.
Saracens winger Chris Ashton has been charged with two acts of biting by the Rugby Football Union and will appear before a disciplinary panel on Tuesday.
Saracens winger Chris Ashton is in danger of facing a lengthy 12-week ban after he was accused of biting Northampton prop Alex Waller during the recently concluded Aviva Premiership encounter between the two teams at Allianz Park on Saturday.
Saracens wing Chris Ashton has been reported to have turned down an offer to play for England Saxons after he was miffed with his exclusion from the England squad for the upcoming Wales game and the Australian tour.
England coach Eddie Jones admitted that the decision to pick Harlequins wing Marland Yarde over Saracens' Chris Ashton for the Australian tour was a straightforward one.
Chris Ashton extended his post-suspension scoring streak with two tries as Saracens convincingly dispatched Harlequins 22-12 in their Aviva Premiership match at Wembley Stadium.
Chris Ashton rescued Saracens from disaster as an injury-ravaged Northampton's brave attempt at causing a major upset in the fierce rivals' Champions Cup quarter-final at Allianz Park faltered late on in a 29-20 defeat.
Saracens are considering lodging an appeal against the 10 week ban which has ruled Chris Ashton out of the 2016 Six Nations campaign, but former England World Cup winner Ben Kay has said the decision was ‘harsh’ on the winger.
Saracens are currently in the process of deciding whether to appeal the 10-week ban that has made Chris Ashton unavailable for the entirety of England's 2016 RBS 6 Nations campaign.
Saracens wing Chris Ashton's hopes of resuming his international career with England during this year's RBS 6 Nations Championship are in the balance following a citation for eye-gouging during his team's victory over Ulster at the weekend.
Chris Ashton scored a hat-trick of tries as Saracens remained unbeaten in all competitions this season with a convincing 55-13 European Champions Cup Pool 1 victory over Top 14 strugglers Oyonnax at Allianz Park.