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
Mike Ford (footballer) action for the team in 2000 when the team faced an injury crisis, making one appearance against Bristol City. Ford also took over as caretaker manager on two separate occasions for Oxford when they were between managers and was working as assistant manager at the club when he was fired in 2003, a decision that caused outrage among Oxford fans. After he was sacked Ford had a spell playing for non-league side Thame United. Ford was the manager of Conference North football team Oxford City, who gained promotion in the 2011–12 season. He was also working as a football coach