George Ford

At 31 years old, George Ford has this physical status:

Club career

Ford made his professional debut in England on November 8, 2009, defeating international teammate Owen Farrell's record of 16 years and 237 days old when Leicester defeated Leeds Tykes in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. His debut was doubly memorable as his brother Joe was also playing at fly-half for Leeds on the day.

Ford came off the bench in a 44–19 victory over Newcastle Falcons on Friday, his third youngest player in Premiership history, with his third youngest ever child. In September 2011, he got off to a 30–28 loss to Exeter Chiefs, becoming the youngest player to begin a Premiership match at the fly half. In January 2012, he was loaned out to Leeds Carnegie for a brief period, but he made his Heineken Cup debut in the loss of Aironi.

He won his first trophy for Leicester on March 18, 2012, two days after his 19th birthday. In Leicester's semi-finals and final, he played Man of the Match, beating Bath and scoring 16 points in the final, beating local rivals Northampton Saints.

Ford put on another good showing in a semi-final on May 12, 2012. Leicester Tigers beat Saracens by a late replacement for Toby Flood, who was hospitalized. He kept the starting position for the final, but 13-point haul with the boot was not enough as Leicester lost 30–23 to Harlequins.

In January 2013, it was revealed that he would leave Leicester Tigers to join Bath Rugby, where his father Mike Ford was at the time assistant coach. Despite this, he continued to play full-time in Leicester Tigers' season, which culminated in the club's tenth Premiership title. In Leicester's 37-17 victory over Northampton Saints, Ford came off the bench in the first half of the Premiership final to replace the injured Toby Flood.

Ford appeared in 40 games for Leicester Tigers, scoring 253 points and winning two trophies.

Ford revealed on January 23, 2013 that it would leave the Tigers at the end of the season to join Bath Rugby. Ford's Bath team started losing in the final of the European Challenge Cup at Cardiff Arms Park on May 22nd, 2014. Bath was defeated 16-28 by Saracens, finishing runners up, with Ford scoring eleven points in the 2015 Premiership Final.

Ford was fired as head coach Mike Ford, but Ford decided against him as a head coach in December 2016, and Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Steve Diamond expressed his disappointment in Ford in December 2016.

On February 14, 2017, it was revealed that George Ford would be moving to Leicester Tigers as part of a trade contract with Freddie Burns at the end of the season.

Ford Motor announced on November 17th, 2021, that it would be leaving the team at the end of the 2021/22 season to join Premiership opponents Sale Sharks. In a victory over Newcastle Falcons on January 2, 2022, Ford played his 100th game for Leicester during his two spells.

For December 2021, Ford was named Primeship's Player of the Month. With a try, conversion, penalty & drop goal for 22 points in Leicester's Premiership semi-final against Northampton Saints Ford, the victory was "full" to win by a 27-13 victory. The 2022 Premiership Rugby final began, but Ford was forced to withdraw in the 23rd minute after beating Saracens 15-12.

England career

When he was 15 years old, Ford began playing for England U18s. He later became the team's captain. Ford was a regular on the England U18 from 2008 to 2010. He was first selected for the 2008 & 2010 Six Nations, and the 2009 tour to South Africa. He was first chosen for the 2008 end-of-season tour to Argentina at the age of 15. He missed the 2010 tour to South Africa due to team commitments, and in his absence, the team's three-year, 25-game winning streak came to an end with a 23–17 loss to the hosts.

Ford was called into the England U20 squad for the 2011 season at the start of the 2010–11 season. In England's 26-20 victory, he made his debut at fly-half in the first U20 Six Nations match against Wales, scoring six points in England's 26-20 victory. When England defeated France, Scotland, and Ireland, he continued to play in every game in the tournament, winning Man of the Match awards in the victories over France, Scotland, and Ireland.

Despite being the youngest participant in the 2011 U20 Junior World Cup, he remained a first-choice fly-half as England finished in second place after victories against Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, and France. The 33–22 loss to New Zealand in the final was Ford's first time he had ever seen defeat with an England team since March 2008. He earned the World Rugby Junior Player of the Year award, despite losing to New Zealanders Sam Cane and Luke Whitelock who had been also shortlisted.

Ford was made captain of the U20 side in 2012, and England defeated Scotland 59–3 in their first Six Nations match. However, that was the only game he appeared in in the 2012 Six Nations due to club commitments. Ford was also dropped from the 2012 Junior Rugby World Cup squad in order to have a complete pre-season programme with Leicester.

Despite being eligible for the U20s in 2013, Ford was instead promoted to the England Saxons when the Elite Player Squad was announced at the start of the 2012–13 season.

England defeated Wales in the penultimate round of the 2014 Six Nations Championship, bringing the first triple crown in over a decade. Ford made his England debut against Wales. Chris Robshaw made a ten-minute appearance against Italy in which he gave him a good break to set up a good break to set up a try for him as England finished runners up.

In England's win over Wales in the first match of the 2015 Six Nations on Friday, he was man-of-the-match. In the penultimate round against Scotland, he scored his first International attempt. He scored 25 points, including a try, in England's thrilling 55-35 victory over France as runners up again in the tournament's last game of the tournament.

Ford was selected in Stuart Lancaster's 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was supposed to start with Fiji as England defeated 35–11. However, one week later, Ford was dropped in favour of childhood friend Owen Farrell. England was then kicked out of the pool stage, becoming the second in the second row after Wales, as the host nation failed to qualify for the knock-out rounds of their own tournament. The 1991 tournament was jointly hosted by Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, and France.

Ford was selected in new coach Eddie Jones' first squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship following Head Coach Stuart Lancaster's departure. England defeated Italy on a score against Italy and was the starting fly-half as England claimed their first grand slam since 2003. Later this year, he was part of the team that won 3-0 on their summer tour of Australia, and in the 2016 Autumn Internationals, he scored a try against South Africa as England defeated the Springboks for the first time in a decade.

Ford was also a member of the 2017 Six Nations Championship team, missing out on a historic eighteen Test victories for the first time in a row. Ford was unable to participate in the 2017 Lions tour but was instead a fan of the team that defeated Argentina 2-0, earning a try in the first match. Ford conducted his 50th Test for England against Japan on October 18th. That day, Ford captained the team in his first test as captain.

Ford was named in the 2019 Rugby World Cup team and scored tries in pool stage games against the United States and Argentina. He was dropped from the bench for the quarter-finals against Australia but he was recalled in the starting lineup for the semi-final against New Zealand and loss against South Africa as England finished runners up.

In the 2020 Six Nations Championships, which England defeated Ireland in a try after the World Cup, he scored a try against Ireland. Later this year, Ford began to win the Autumn Nations Cup after defeating France in extra time.

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