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Brian Ashton

English rugby union footballer and coach
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
September 3, 1946
Place of birth
Leigh
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
rugby union coach, rugby union player
Educated at
Lancaster Royal Grammar School[7]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire[8]
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Italian[20][21]
End of work period
1980[22]
Family name
Ashton[17]
Given name
Brian, William[18][19]
Member of sports team
Barbarian FC (1975–1975), ASM Clermont Auvergne, Fylde Rugby Club, Orrell Rugby Club, Rugby Roma, Amatori Rugby Milano[10][11][12][13][14]
Native language
English[6]
Position played on team / speciality
scrum-half[15]
Sport
rugby union[16]
Work period end
1980
🏷️ Also known as
en William Brian Ashton en Brian Ashton ar برايان أشتون de William Brian Ashton es William Brian Ashton ja ブライアン・アシュトン zh 布莱恩·阿什顿
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Barbarian F.C. ID
ashton-w-brian
ESPNscrum player ID (archived)
8361
Freebase ID
/m/09pn92
Rugby Database ID
23965

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Member of sports team 4
ASM Clermont Auvergne, Barbarian FC, Amatori Rugby Milano, Rugby Roma
Given name 2
William, Brian
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Italian
Occupation 2
rugby union player, rugby union coach
Award received 1
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Ashton
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Leigh
Position played on team / speciality 1
scrum-half
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
rugby union
← Head coach 1
England men’s national rugby union team
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Summary

Brian Ashton was born in Leigh[1]. He was born on September 3, 1946[2]. He worked as a rugby union coach[3] and rugby union player[4].

FAQs

Where was Brian Ashton born?

Born in Leigh[1].

What did Brian Ashton do for work?

Brian Ashton worked as rugby union coach[3] and rugby union player[4].

Where did Brian Ashton go to school?

Brian Ashton was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School[7].

What awards did Brian Ashton receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[8].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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