| Ashley Bateman | |
| Fullname: | Ashley Bateman |
| Birth Date: | 1990 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales |
| Height: | 180cm (70inches) |
| Weight: | 89kg (196lb) |
| Club1: | Crusaders RL |
| Year1start: | 2009 |
| Appearances1: | 1 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Year2start: | 2010 |
| Year2end: | 14 |
| Appearances2: | 101 |
| Tries2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 36 |
| Club3: | South Wales Scorpions |
| Year3start: | 2017 |
| Appearances3: | 8 |
| Tries3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 0 |
| Club4: | West Wales Raiders |
| Year4start: | 2018 |
| Appearances4: | 1 |
| Tries4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Club5: | Coventry Bears |
| Year5start: | 2018 |
| Appearances5: | 13 |
| Tries5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals5: | 0 |
| Points5: | 4 |
| Club6: | West Wales Raiders |
| Year6start: | 2019 |
| Year6end: | 21 |
| Appearances6: | 13 |
| Tries6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals6: | 0 |
| Points6: | 4 |
| Coachyear1start: | 2022 |
| Coachyear1end: | present |
| Teama: | Wales |
| Yearastart: | 2009 |
| Yearaend: | 14 |
| Appearancesa: | 7 |
| Triesa: | 3 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 12 |
| Updated: | 28 February 2022 |
| Source: | [1] [2] [3] |
Ashley Bateman (born 2 November 1990) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer and coach who played as a and is the current head coach for West Wales Raiders in the Betfred League 1.[4] 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.[1] [2] 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.[5] 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.[6] He since played against Ireland, in a 42–12 win,[7] and in the 28–16 victory against Scotland in the final,[8] each time playing on the 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.