10 years of our club photographer, John Ashton

25th February 2025

10 years ago this month, our wonderful photographer John Ashton, or more commonly known by his social media handle, @ickledot took his first photos of the club & has been coming back ever since!

In honour of John’s 10 years at the club, here is a look back at 10 of his brilliant snaps!

2. Bristol Bears v Doncaster Knights, Championship play off final, second leg at Ashton Gate, 16,000 in the crowd.

3. Doncaster Knights v Bristol, Tyson Lewis in ‘typical try scoring mode’

4. Morgan Bunting kicks & the ball boy mimics his action

5. Rory Pitman behind a scrum

6. Post match team picture after the second leg of the play off final, Knights won the game, but were beaten on aggregate          

7. Telusa Veainu on his way to score against Newcastle at Kingston Park

8. The full time whistle at this season’s huge away win in Ealing

9. Ben Hunter breaks free of the maul to score against Pirates

10. Thom Smith celebrates Telusa Veainu’s try against Sale Shark

Thank you for capturing special moments and memories John!
John has recently released a photo book of the Knights through 2024, browse & shop here: https://mixam.co.uk/print-on-demand/6784df0b099f4d32fd1bc3f1