Dan Luger, the Rugby World Cup winning winner for the England Rugby Team has slammed laid into current England international Chris Ashton stating that he has lost that X-factor that his game had.

Luger scored 24 tries for the England national team during his five year spell with the national team during which time he managed 38 caps for his country and he seemed absolutely at a loss regarding Stuart Lancaster, the national team’s boss decision to persist with the Saracens FC player who has managed to score just three tries during his last twenty test appearances for England.

The former Northampton Saints player was given starts in all three of the England Rugby Team’s autumn internationals but there was a distinct possibility that he would make way during the team’s second match against Argentina but injuries to Marland Yarde as well as Christian Wade prompted Lancaster to start with the pairing of Ashton and Ben Foden on the two flanks and continued with the same partnership in the match against New Zealand as well.

But according to the former England man Luger, England should start looking for alternatives on the wing, adding that he doesn’t quite understand how Ashton is still in the squad. Luger also mentioned that Ashton burst on to the scene a few years back and did quite well but he hasn’t delivered on the promise and that is not acceptable.

Luger further mentioned that Ashton doesn’t have the X-factor anymore. He stated that the England Rugby Team flanker doesn’t break tackle and he can’t remember the last time he saw him break a tackle. Luger also mentioned that if Chris Ashton is the best option for the team at the moment, then it is a worrying sign because he just cannot defend while tracking back.

There is some pretty good news for England rugby this time. Celebrated rugby player Sam Tomkins has decided and announced that he is planning to play for the England team, as they prepare for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Sam Tomkins is known for his exceptional rugby skills that have become very evident during his time playing for the Wigan Warriors and also Great Britain. So now, when it has been decided that he will be switching codes with intentions of playing for England, it really is a time for the English rugby circuit to rejoice.

Sam Tomkins first shone bright when his efforts while playing for the Wigand Warriors helped the team have a spectacular win against the Hull, while they were playing for the final game at Wembley during late August this year. Tomkins is the current reigning Super League’s Man of Steel, has confirmed that he will not be joining the NRL side New Zealand Warriors, as had been speculated and rumored. He has said that his main focus is to help England win the Rugby World Cup in 2015, and he will give it his best shot while playing for them. And besides helping the England rugby team win the World Cup, he also plans to help the Wigan Warriors win the Grand Final.

According to Tomkins, his vision is to follow Joel, who is his brother and former team mate as well. He plans to follow him in to the rugby union at some stage or the other, by starting with the England rugby team. When asked, he was of the opinion that he is not among those players who prefer only playing for the league, and not the union, as they feel that the union is rubbish. And aside from this, Tomkins is the ambassador for the Shock Doctor, which is a range of sports protection.