Rapid Chris Ashton avoids blooper and gets on end of Nonu's skill

Chris Ashton continues to pay dividends for Toulon and show exactly why they were keen to sign him. As these clips show, he still possesses world-class speed and knows how to both finish and save tries.  In the first instance, Toulon were able to quickly take advantage of a bungled Castres scrum just beyond the 22 metre line. Two passes later saw a sublime kick from Ma'a Nonu set Ashton up in the corner for the score. The 30-year-old still has serious speed, proving a valuable asset in combination with experienced Nonu's educated kicking game. Later in the half he put boot to ball for a clea…

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