yes, your right he was a great kicker from hand and would have kicked 40 / 20s for fun. i can remember the rayne twins running onto the delayed passes ashurst delivered.he could open up any defence could bill ashurst great player.

When we signed him we had to raise the height of the dug out due to him being so tall. Hence one dug oit being higher than the other!

I thought that was because Bill Kirkbride wanted to stand when he was coaching?

It was against Wigin, for whatever reason Bill packed down as hooker and whats his name packed down in the second row and reached through and belted him while he had arms round the props and broke his jaw, I'm sure it will get a mention somewhere in the book.

Would have struggled to get in the 60's team in front of Brian Briggs & Don Vines. Now they were 2 very hard hombres.

I doubt mr as hurst would have struggled to get in any team.

I don't think he was as good as people on here think. But it is just a matter of opinion.

That's for sure brian

I saw every game he played for us and, IMHO, a fully fit Bill Ashurst was as good as the majority of posters on here suggest.

A fit Bill would have stood head and shoulders above any pack player. A fit Bill would not look out of place playing today.

Can't see why Brian Briggs was a blind side prop and a very good one, in those days' it was the no.10 that made the hooker look good.

Wigan had the best out of him before he came to us but even so the only player I've seen that could compare with him at BV was Bob Haigh and at a push Budgie Firth.