George Ford
England
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Full name George Thomas Ford
Born March 16, 1993, Oldham
Current age 31 years 3 days
Major teams Bath Rugby, England Saxons, England Under-20s, Leicester Tigers, England
Position Fly-half
Height 5 ft 10 in
Weight 189 lb
Relations Father - Ford, M, Brother - JS Ford

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2014-2021 77 58 19 308 10 54 48 2 57 19 1 74.67
Five/Six Nations 2014-2021 35 27 8 109 6 17 14 1 25 9 1 72.85
IRB Rugby World Cup 2015-2019 10 7 3 42 2 7 6 0 7 3 0 70

Career statistics
Test debut England v Wales at Twickenham, Mar 9, 2014 match details
Last Test Ireland v England at Lansdowne Road, Mar 20, 2021 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2010-2021 145 126 19 1526 14 245 310 12 86 56 3 60.34
Leicester Tigers 2010-2021 79 67 12 819 8 121 174 5 47 31 1 60.12
Bath Rugby 2013-2017 66 59 7 707 6 124 136 7 39 25 2 60.6
Profile

The product of a rugby family, George Ford seemed destined for a rugby league career after stints as a teenager with Wigan Warriors and Bradford Bulls academies, but at 15 he joined Leicester Tigers, where his reputation as one of the most gifted young talents in English rugby took root.

Following terrific performances for England Under-18s, he was nominated for the 2009 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. He was rapidly promoted to the England Under-20 set-up and in 2011 he helped them to the Six Nations Grand Slam and Junior World Championship final in Italy.

That led to him becoming the first Englishman to be named IRB World Junior Player of the Year in December 2011. He soon joined Championship side Leeds Carnegie on loan and continued to develop with the Tigers on his return. Early in 2012 he inspired Leicester to the Anglo-Welsh Cup title, with his kicks proving the difference in a semi-final win over Bath and in the decider against Northampton at Sixways in Worcester.

With Toby Flood ahead of him in the Leicester pecking order, Ford turned his back on the Tigers and signed for Bath ahead of the 2013-14 season. He flourished at The Rec and was included in England's Elite Player Squad ahead of the 2014 Six Nations.

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Jan 10, 2016
Bath's George Ford passes the ball
Bath's George Ford passes the ball
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Oct 17, 2015
Henry Slade (c) runs into the Bath defence.
Henry Slade (c) runs into the Bath defence.
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Feb 6, 2015
George Ford, Dave Attwood, Anthony Watson and Jonathan Joseph celebrate England's win
George Ford, Dave Attwood, Anthony Watson and Jonathan Joseph celebrate England's win
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Feb 4, 2015
Danny Cipriani and George Ford deep in discussion during England training
Danny Cipriani and George Ford deep in discussion during England training
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