George Ford (rugby union) guided Leicester Tigers to the Premiership final, with a 14-point haul in the 24–15 semi-final victory over Saracens. He retained the starting spot for the final, but his 13-point haul with the boot was not enough as Leicester lost out 30–23 to Harlequins. In January 2013, it was announced that he would be leaving Leicester Tigers at the end of the season to join Bath Rugby, where his father Mike Ford was head coach. Despite this, he continued to play a full part in Leicester Tigers' season, which culminated in the club's tenth Premiership title. Ford came off the bench
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