BirthMarch 161993

George Ford (rugby union)

George Ford, English rugby union player

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When
Tuesday, March 16 199333 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
George Ford (rugby union)

At a glance

Born 1993-03-16.

Known as: rugby union player. Citizenship: United Kingdom.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Ford is the son of former England defence coach Mike Ford . His older brother Joe was also a professional rugby player. [ 1 ] Ford married Atdhetare Hoxha in a ceremony on 15 August 2022. [ 2 ] ^ Cite error: The named reference Sibling was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ Rucker, Rugby (5 October 2022). "George Ford shares adorable wedding images after England fly-half ties knot" . Ruck . Retrieved 25 October 2024 .

George Thomas Ford is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks and the England national team.

Early life

Educated at: Rishworth School.

Early life Ford was born in Oldham , Greater Manchester, he is the son of rugby league player Mike Ford . George Ford played rugby league from age five at Saddleworth Rangers and as a young teenager played in the academies at both Wigan Warriors and Bradford Bulls . [ 1 ] He started playing rugby union aged 11 at Rishworth School and played for Leeds Carnegie, before eventually joining Leicester at the age of 16 and subsequently signed professional forms with them. [ 2 ]

Path and career

Career statistics List of international tries as of 23 February 2020 [update] [ 1 ] No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref. 1 14 March 2015 Twickenham Stadium , London , England   Scotland 15–13 25–13 2015 Six Nations Championship [ 2 ] 2 21 March 2015 Twickenham Stadium , London , England   France 32–22 55–35 2015 Six Nations Championship [ 3 ] 3 14 February 2016 Stadio Olimpico , Rome , Italy  

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March 16 1993 — 33 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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