Matty Ashurst
{{short description|English professional rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Matty Ashurst
|fullname = Matthew Robert Ashurst[https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=283135997:3360&d=bmd_1653949805 FreeBMD Entry Information]
|image = Matty Ashurst.JPG
|image_size =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
|height = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|15|st|8|lb|kg|abbr=on}} {{cite web|url= http://www.saintsrlfc.com/team/73|title=Meet the Teams First Team Players|date=2011|work=web page|publisher=Saints RFC|accessdate=11 June 2011}}
|position = {{rlp|SR}}
|club1 = St Helens
|year1start = 2009
|year1end = 11
|appearances1 = 60
|tries1 = 10
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 40
|club2 = Salford Red Devils
|year2start = 2012
|year2end = 14
|appearances2 = 75
|tries2 = 12
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 48
|club3 = {{nowrap|Wakefield Trinity}}
|year3start = 2015
|year3end = 24
|appearances3 = 230
|tries3 = 45
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 180
| club4 = {{nowrap|Oldham}}
| year4start = 2025
| year4end = present
| appearances4 = 15
| tries4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 24
|new = yes
|retired = no
|source = [https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/matty-ashurst/ loverugbyleague][http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mat-ashurst/summary.html Rugby League Project]
| updated = 15th May 2025
}}
Matthew Ashurst (born 1 November 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} forward for Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship.
He has played for St Helens and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.
Background
Ashurst was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Career
=St Helens=
Ashurst is predominantly a {{rlp|sr}} and signed for St. Helens from Wigan St Patrick's having previously played junior football for Chorley Panthers. Ashurst made his first-team début for St. Helens in a 38–12 win over Salford in round 5 of 2009's Super League XIV, where he came off the substitutes' bench. It turned out to be a break through year for the St Helens Academy product, with Ashurst making 20 appearances for the St Helens R.F.C. first team, 15 of which came off the substitutes bench. He scored one try in these games. In 2010 and 2011 his first team opportunities were far from halted, in fact enhanced thanks to injuries, and Ashurst managed to find the line much more than in his début year.{{cite web|url=http://saintsrlfc.com/player/87|title=saintsrlfc.com Profile|publisher=saintsrlfc.com|date=2001-01-30|accessdate=2010-01-30}}Ashurst made a total of 60 appearances in his three seasons for St Helens.
Salford
Ashurst joined Salford for the 2012 season and remained with them for three seasons. He made 75 appearances for the club.
=Wakefield Trinity=
Ashurst made 230 appearances over ten years at Wakefield. He played 27 games for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.
On 8 June 2024 he captained Wakefield to the RFL 1895 Cup at Wembley Stadium, defeating Sheffield 50-6.
{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/20876/12962152/super-league-wakefield-trinity-relegated-after-loss-at-leigh-leopards-st-helens-and-wigan-warriors-win/|title=Super League: Wakefield Trinity relegated after loss at Leigh Leopards, St Helens and Wigan Warriors win|website=www.skysports.com}} He also captained the club in their promotion back to Super League at the end of the 2024 season beating Toulouse Olympique 36-0 in the Championship Grand Final.
=Oldham RLFC=
On 13 November 2024, it was reported that he had signed for Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship on a two-year deal.{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=13 Nov 2024|author=Ben Olawumi|title=Former Super League stalwart links up with ambitious Championship club as contract length revealed|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/former-super-league-stalwart-links-up-with-ambitious-championship-club-as-contract-length-revealed}}
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://wakefieldtrinity.com/player/matty-ashurst/ Wakefield Trinity profile]
- [https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/181/matty%3Cbr-%3Eashurst SL profile]
- [http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=16692 Saints Heritage Society profile]
{{Oldham RLFC squad}}
{{2018 Super League Dream Team}}
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Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Category:Rugby league players from Wigan
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:Salford Red Devils players
Category:St Helens R.F.C. players
Category:Wakefield Trinity captains
Category:Wakefield Trinity players
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