George Ford (rugby union)
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| Full name | George Ford | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School |
Rishworth School St George's School, Harpenden |
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| Notable relative(s) |
Mike Ford (father) Joe Ford (brother) |
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| Position(s) | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Bath | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2009–2013 2012 2013–2017 2017– |
Leicester Tigers → Leeds Carnegie (loan) Bath Leicester Tigers |
40 2 85 0 |
(253) (5) (934) (0) |
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Correct as of 26 March 2017
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2008–2010 2011–2012 2013 2014– |
England U18 England U20 England Saxons England |
14 11 2 35 |
(30) (143) (0) (153) |
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Correct as of 18 March 2017
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George Ford (born 16 March 1993) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Bath Rugby.
His brother Joe plays for Yorkshire Carnegie. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester he is the son of former Bath Rugby head coach and former Rugby League legend Mike Ford. George played rugby league from 5 and as a young teenager played in the academies at both Wigan Warriors and Bradford Bulls. He started playing rugby union age 11 at Rishworth School and playing for Leeds Carnegie, before eventually joining Leicester at the age of 16 and subsequently signed professional forms with them. He played for England Under 18s at just 15 years of age.
In December 2009, he was nominated for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. In October 2011, he became the first Englishman to win the title of IRB Junior Player of the Year, and also became the youngest-ever winner of the award.
In July 2012, George became health ambassador and blogger for a UK independent health information website, Patient.co.uk.
On 8 November 2009, he became the youngest Rugby Union player to make his professional debut in England at just 16 years and 237 days old when Leicester played Leeds in the LV= Cup. His debut was doubly notable as his brother Joe was also starting at fly-half for Leeds Carnegie that day.
On 27 November 2010 he made his Premiership debut, coming off the bench in a 44–19 victory over Newcastle Falcons. In September 2011, he made his first Premiership start in a 30–28 defeat to Exeter Chiefs. In January 2012, he was loaned out to Leeds Carnegie for a short period, but returned to make his Heineken Cup debut, scoring his first Leicester try in the defeat of Aironi.
On 18 March 2012 - two days after his 19th birthday - he won his first trophy for Leicester. He started in the LV= Cup semi-finals and final, winning Man of the Match in Leicester's semi-final win over Bath and scoring 16 points in the final as Tigers triumphed over local rivals Northampton Saints.
On 12 May 2012, he put in another Man of the Match performance in a semi-final. A late replacement for the injured Toby Flood, he guided Leicester Tigers to the Premiership final, with a 14-point haul in the 24–15 semi-final victory over Saracens. He retained the starting spot for the final, but his 13-point haul with the boot was not enough as Leicester lost out 30–23 to Harlequins.
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