Ewan Ashman

Ewan Philip Fraser Ashman (born 3 April 2000) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh Rugby. Born in Canada and raised in England, he plays for the Scotland national team.

Professional career Club Ashman was born in Toronto, Canada, to a Scottish father and English mother, and moved to England at the age of 4. He started playing rugby at English club Sandbach RUFC. First playing as a centre or a back row, Ashman eventually became a hooker.

He made his senior debut for the Cheshire club in Midlands Premier during the 2017–18 season, also joining Sale Sharks academy in 2017. He joined the Sharks' professional squad ahead of the 2018–19 seasons.

During the next season he was first loaned to Edinburgh as players had left for the World Cup, but never managed to make his professional debut, being blocked by Dave Cherry, Cammy Fenton and Mike Willemse,

Back with the Sharks, Ashman made his Premiership debut on 5 September 2020, coming on as a substitute against Leicester Tigers, in the late post-covid break 2019–20 Premiership Rugby.

On 22 November 2021 it was announced that Ashman would join Glasgow Warriors on loan, but he returned to Sale Sharks four days later due to an injury crisis.

In April 2023 it was announced that Ashman would leave Sale at the end of the season to rejoin Edinburgh Rugby on a four year deal. Following a standout 2025/26 season where he finished Edinburgh's top try scorer and won the club's player and players' player of the season awards, Ashman extended his contract for a further 3 years until 2030.

International He played for Scotland from under 16 level, qualifying through his Edinburgh-born father.

He also took part in the 2020 U20 Six Nations, starting all of Scotland five games, and becoming the top try scorer as his team ended second in this unfinished edition standings.

In the 2020–21 season he earned his first call-ups for the Scotland senior team under Gregor Townsend, both during the Autumn Nations Cup and before the 2021 Six Nations. He earned his first cap and scored his first international try on 7 November 2021 at Murrayfield in a closely won victory over Australia after coming on as an early substitute for George Turner. In 2023 Ashman was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

British & Irish Lions He was not selected in the initial squad for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, but was subsequently called up ahead of the test series getting underway. He made an appearance in the final midweek match against the First Nations and Pasifika XV, becoming Lion #888.

Career statistics List of international tries

7 November 2021 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals

7 October 2023 Stade de France, Paris, France

2023 Rugby World Cup

27 July 2024 Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo, Uruguay

2024 mid-year rugby union tests

8 November 2025 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals