Ashley Bateman

Ashley Bateman
Personal information
Full nameAshley Bateman
Born (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990
Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Crusaders RL 1 0 0 0 0
2010–14 South Wales Scorpions 101 9 0 0 36
2017 South Wales Scorpions 8 0 0 0 0
2018 West Wales Raiders 1 0 0 0 0
2018 Coventry Bears 13 1 0 0 4
2019–21 West Wales Raiders 13 1 0 0 4
Total 137 11 0 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–14 Wales 7 3 0 0 12
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2022 West Wales Raiders
Source:
As of 28 February 2022

Ashley Bateman (born 2 November 1990) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer and coach who played as a wing and is the current head coach for West Wales Raiders in League 1. He was previously playing for the Crusaders RL in the Super League.

He previously played for feeder side Crusaders Colts in the National Conference before signing professionally in 2008. He made an appearance for the Crusaders (then Celtic Crusaders) in a 35–22 defeat by the Castleford Tigers in round 27 of 2009's Super League XIV. He has also represented his native Wales at international level. He made his international début in an 88–8 win over Serbia in the European Cup. He since played against Ireland, in a 42–12 win, and in the 28–16 victory against Scotland in the final, each time playing on the wing and scoring in every game.

In October and November 2014, Ashley played international rugby league for the first time in 5-years. He returned after being selected to play in the 2014 European Cup.