| Code | DS/UK/405 |
| Dates | b.1946 |
| Person Name | Ashton; William Brian (b.1946); MBE; English rugby union player and coach |
| Surname | Ashton |
| Forenames | William Brian |
| Title | MBE |
| Epithet | English rugby union player and coach |
| Activity | Scrum-half, played for Tyldesley, Fylde, Orrell, Montferrand, Roma and Milan. Later coached at Fylde, Bath, Ireland (1996-1998) and England (assistant coach, 1998-2003 and head coach 2003-2008). |
| Dates and Places | Born 3 September 1946, Leigh, Lancashire. |
| RefNo | Title |
| BML/1/7/22 | Big sheet and bundle, England versus Ireland, Twickenham, 1 March 1986 |
| BML/6/2/5 | Big sheet and bundle, Yorkshire versus Lancashire, Lidget Green, Bradford, 11 December 1971 |
| BML/1/7/37 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 20 October 2001. |
| BML/1/3/43 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 7 February 1998 |
| BML/1/3/42 | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Ireland, Murrayfield, 1 March 1997 |
| BML/1/1/22 | Big sheet and bundle, England versus Scotland, Twickenham, 15 March 1975 |
| BML/1/1/32 | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus England, Murrayfield, 15 February 1986 |
| BML/2/12/69 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus New Zealand, Lansdowne Road, 15 November 1997 |