George Ford (rugby union) George Ford (rugby union) George Ford (born 16 March 1993) is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Leicester Tigers and England. His brother Joe plays for Leicester Tigers and his younger brother Jacob is Director of Rugby at George's former school, Rishworth. 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
Joe Ford (rugby union) Ford would join his brother at Leicester. Ford made his first start on 4 November 2017 against Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and was named captain for the match. His brother is international George Ford. He is the son of former England defence coach Mike Ford. Joe Ford (rugby union) Joe Ford (born 4 June 1990) is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He has previously played for Yorkshire Carnegie, in three spells, as well as Northampton Saints and Sale Sharks. Ford was a member of the Bradford Bulls Academy and played