Full name | Brian Robert Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 10 July 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaikoura, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rangiora High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Position(s) | Wing | ||
---|---|---|---|
New Zealand No. | 774 | ||
Provincial / State sides | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1970–71 1972–83 |
Canterbury Marlborough |
8 145 |
() |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1972 1977–79 |
New Zealand Colts New Zealand |
4 |
(0) |
Brian Robert Ford (born 10 July 1951) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Ford represented Canterbury and Marlborough at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1977 to 1979. He played 20 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. In 1988, he was one of the first two "celebrity entries"—alongside Kevin Eveleigh—at the annual Coast to Coast adventure race.