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| Never saw him as he played way before I was born, but heard so much about him out and about and on here. RIP to clearly a club legend.
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| Before my time watching Trinity but, one of the greats of the game. RIP
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| A true great, I'm with Mopsey, the chip over and dummying the full back Mumby as I remember will live with me forever.
RIP Bill Ashurst it was a pleasure.
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| I was at the featherstone game when he made his debut for us and the newspaper headlines were ‘Ashurst roamed the field like a Colossus’ what a game he had. The best second row forward I’ve ever had the privilege to watch. Proud to have seen him play and talk to him. RIP Bill.
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| What a player, a proper ball handling forward.
I half remember a Yorkshire Cup game at Bradford when he sold Mumby an outrageous dummy to score.
He was a member of a great Trinity team, in fact, the last time I thought we could actually win something!
R.I.P. big man.
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| Sad to hear about bill ashurst my absolute favourite player in the time I've watched trinity,big and tough with ball handling skills second to none great kicking game and could do the tough stuff in a time when it was accepted as part of the game.A genuine star of RL RIP W. Ashurst.
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| RIP. He was just before my time but was clearly a super player. Is there any footage of him playing anywhere? Would love to see some of these skills people have spoken about.
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| Amazing player, lovely man and good friend.
The try everyone is remembering was absolute class and genius, he dummied to Dave Topliss and everyone in the ground took it. Even Toppo thought he had the ball.
RIP Bill, the game won’t see your like ever again
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| Quote ="The Clan"Amazing player, lovely man and good friend.
The try everyone is remembering was absolute class and genius, he dummied to Dave Topliss and everyone in the ground took it. Even Toppo thought he had the ball.
RIP Bill, the game won’t see your like ever again'"
He was that good he was named in penrith panthers greatest ever team and he only played for them 2 years. The try I saw him score was at BV he chipped over the full back ran round him caught it and scored, not sure it was Mumby yhough
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| Quote ="MOPSEY LIVES ON"He was that good he was named in penrith panthers greatest ever team and he only played for them 2 years. The try I saw him score was at BV he chipped over the full back ran round him caught it and scored, not sure it was Mumby yhough'"
Pretty sure it was Mumby, it’s a while since I was 16 years old so I may be wrong
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| Quote ="The Clan"Amazing player, lovely man and good friend.
The try everyone is remembering was absolute class and genius, he dummied to Dave Topliss and everyone in the ground took it. Even Toppo thought he had the ball.
RIP Bill, the game won’t see your like ever again'"
Yes we all remember that try. I always say Bill just shook the ball, everyone parted like the Red Sea and Bill stepped through the gap and put the ball down under the sticks.
You need to share your version across all the platforms mate. Hilarious.
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Quote ="Bullseye"RIP. He was just before my time but was clearly a super player. Is there any footage of him playing anywhere? Would love to see some of these skills people have spoken about.'"
79 cup final
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pthe_Gdjeww
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Quote ="Bullseye"RIP. He was just before my time but was clearly a super player. Is there any footage of him playing anywhere? Would love to see some of these skills people have spoken about.'"
79 cup final
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pthe_Gdjeww
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| Quote ="lampyboy"One hell of a player who seemed to have all the time in the world with ball in hand.
Will never forget his game at Featherstone, Rip Big Bill'" .
Remember that match myself lampy. Never seen an individual control a game as much as he did that one. His first game for Trin as I recall Good Friday. Sadly we lost that day, I think they brought Steve Nash on late in the game and he turned it their way.
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| Quote ="vastman"Out of interest is Matty any relation?'"
Think he might be some relation I looked it up today on Internet and there from the same part of wigan from what I can see so I would think they are related somehow but not too sure
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| Quote ="Trinity11"Think he might be some relation I looked it up today on Internet and there from the same part of wigan from what I can see so I would think they are related somehow but not too sure'"
There is no family connection with Matty.
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| Giant of a man giant of a player giant character was down to earth in the local and loved a good laugh. Top man RIP Bill
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| Quote ="PopTart"There is no family connection with Matty.'"
A very common surname in the Wigan area.
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| Easily the best ball playing forward I've seen.Remember him getting smashed setting up a try for Andy Fletcher almost on the line in the South West corner.Can't remember anything else, just that try.Might have been a cup game.RIP Bill.
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| I read his autobiography and found that the chapter relating to his time with Trinity would appear to have been a happy experience for him which is good to know. What I did find, however, which surprised me somewhat, was that his account of his younger days with the Wigan youth teams and the Wigan first team he came across as being rather boastful and a b it full of himself. There again he probably knew all along what most of us discovered later, and that he actually was a rare talent indeed. I believe in his later years he became a "Born Again Christian". A genuine star of the game.
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| Quote ="Redscat"I read his autobiography and found that the chapter relating to his time with Trinity would appear to have been a happy experience for him which is good to know. What I did find, however, which surprised me somewhat, was that his account of his younger days with the Wigan youth teams and the Wigan first team he came across as being rather boastful and a b it full of himself. There again he probably knew all along what most of us discovered later, and that he actually was a rare talent indeed. I believe in his later years he became a "Born Again Christian". A genuine star of the game.'"
He might have been born again but he was a bit of a lad in Aus. Left a few debts behind.
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| Quote ="PopTart"He might have been born again but he was a bit of a lad in Aus. Left a few debts behind.'"
I guess he’s not going to worry about that now!
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| Quote ="PopTart"He might have been born again but he was a bit of a lad in Aus. Left a few debts behind.'"
Not uncommon. I consider Broughy a minor genius and we will say no more on that one. These people often have extremes.
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| The spirit of Bill came down a possessed David Fafita for about 10 seconds during the 2nd half today. Any one else notice the play?
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| Quote ="Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo"The spirit of Bill came down a possessed David Fafita for about 10 seconds during the 2nd half today. Any one else notice the play?'"
Do you mean the chip over? It was brilliant. If the others had been switched on it was a try hands down.
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| Quote ="PopTart"Do you mean the chip over? It was brilliant. If the others had been switched on it was a try hands down.'"
Yes that was it. Chip over - recollect - beat two defenders - turn in tackle - look for support whilst holding ball in totally free arm
Superb from the big bopper
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