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
James Ford (rugby league) James Ford (rugby league) James Ford (born 29 September 1982) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who is the head coach of the York City Knights in Kingstone Press League 1. He previously played in the European Super League for Castleford Tigers and Widnes Vikings, and is, by preference, a but can also play at , and on the . Ford signed initially for Featherstone Rovers as a youth in 1998, before moving on to Sheffield Eagles, and then Castleford in 2008. Ford made his first-grade début whilst playing for Castleford in Super League in a 28-6 win