Chris Ashton to retire from rugby at end of season

Chris Ashton will retire at the end of the season (David Davies/PA)

Former England wing Chris Ashton will retire at the end of the season, his club Leicester have announced.

Ashton is to call time on an 18-year career that began in rugby league and is set to finish at the Tigers, the Gallagher Premiership side he joined midway through last season.