George Ford (rugby union) in the first half of the Premiership final to replace the injured Toby Flood, and scored 12 points in Leicester's 37–17 win over Northampton Saints. In all, Ford played 40 matches for Leicester Tigers, scoring 253 points and winning two trophies. On 23 January 2013 it was announced that he was to leave Tigers at the end of the season, to join Bath Rugby. After his father Mike was sacked as head coach, Ford was linked with a move away from the club and in December 2016 Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Steve Diamond confirmed his interest in Ford. On
George Ford (rugby union) first time since 2003. Ford was subsequently selected to embark on England's victorious 2016 summer tour of Australia, starting two of the test matches at Fly-Half. Ford missed out on the 2017 Lions tour and went to Argentina with a severely depleted England team. He was instrumental in the 0-2 test series win. Since the arrival of Eddie Jones as coach Ford has played every game at 10 and Owen Farrell has been moved to 12. Ford has played 21 games at 10 under Jones and played 10 before his arrival. With Ford at 10 England have won 28 from