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
Jack Ford (rugby union) Jack Ford (rugby union) John Alfred Ford (17 February 1906 – 20 February 1985) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Ford, a number eight, was born in Sheffield, Tasmania and claimed a total of 11 international rugby caps for Australia. His brother Eric was also an Australian rugby union representative player. One of seven children, his publican father died when Jack was aged four and the family moved from Tasmania to Sydney. Together with his brothers Eric and Percy, Jack Ford became a boarder at St Joseph's Collegewhere he learned his rugby under the guidance of the legendary