Birth name | Joseph Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rishworth School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Mike Ford (father) George Ford (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Ford (born 4 June 1990) is a rugby union coach. He has previously also been a player for Yorkshire Carnegie, in three other spells, as well as Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He has recently been appointed a coach at Doncaster Knights.
Ford was a member of the Bradford Bulls Academy and played amateur rugby league for the St Albans Centurions.[ citation needed]
Ford made his professional rugby debut for Leeds Carnegie on 8 November 2009 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Leicester Tigers, Ford scored 13 points in 28-17 win. His brother George Ford made his debut for Leicester in the same game. [1] [2]
Ford moved to Northampton Saints in 2010 [3] [4] but returned to Leeds at the end of the season having only featured in five games for the Saints. [5]
After two years in the Championship, including being the third highest points scorer in the 2012-13 season, Ford moved back to the Premiership with Sale Sharks. [6] After three years with the Sharks Ford returned for a third spell with Leeds, now called Yorkshire Carnegie. [7]
In 2017, it was rumoured that Leicester Tigers were interested in signing him as back-up to his brother George. [8] And on 1 June 2017 it was confirmed that Ford would join his brother at Leicester. [9] Ford made his first start on 4 November 2017 against Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and was named captain for the match. [10] On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season. [11]
On 2 August 2019 Ford was announced as re-joining Yorkshire Carnegie in the role of player-head coach. [12] A role he left on 23 January 2020. [13]
He later signed a two-year deal to join RFU Championship side Doncaster Knights as a coach from the 2020–21 season. [14]
His brother is England international George Ford. He is the son of former England defence coach Mike Ford.
Birth name | Joseph Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rishworth School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Mike Ford (father) George Ford (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Ford (born 4 June 1990) is a rugby union coach. He has previously also been a player for Yorkshire Carnegie, in three other spells, as well as Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He has recently been appointed a coach at Doncaster Knights.
Ford was a member of the Bradford Bulls Academy and played amateur rugby league for the St Albans Centurions.[ citation needed]
Ford made his professional rugby debut for Leeds Carnegie on 8 November 2009 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Leicester Tigers, Ford scored 13 points in 28-17 win. His brother George Ford made his debut for Leicester in the same game. [1] [2]
Ford moved to Northampton Saints in 2010 [3] [4] but returned to Leeds at the end of the season having only featured in five games for the Saints. [5]
After two years in the Championship, including being the third highest points scorer in the 2012-13 season, Ford moved back to the Premiership with Sale Sharks. [6] After three years with the Sharks Ford returned for a third spell with Leeds, now called Yorkshire Carnegie. [7]
In 2017, it was rumoured that Leicester Tigers were interested in signing him as back-up to his brother George. [8] And on 1 June 2017 it was confirmed that Ford would join his brother at Leicester. [9] Ford made his first start on 4 November 2017 against Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and was named captain for the match. [10] On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season. [11]
On 2 August 2019 Ford was announced as re-joining Yorkshire Carnegie in the role of player-head coach. [12] A role he left on 23 January 2020. [13]
He later signed a two-year deal to join RFU Championship side Doncaster Knights as a coach from the 2020–21 season. [14]
His brother is England international George Ford. He is the son of former England defence coach Mike Ford.