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Phil Ford
Personal information
Full namePhilip G. Ford
Born (1961-03-16) 16 March 1961 (age 63)
Cardiff, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cardiff
Rumney
Pontypool
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–85 Warrington 110+2 57 3 0 201
1985 Wigan 15 16 0 0 64
1985–88 Bradford Northern 106+1 59 3 9 251
1988–92 Leeds 94+2 50 1 1 203
1992–95 Salford 93 55 0 0 220
Total 423 237 7 10 939
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985–89 Great Britain 13 9 0 0 36
1993–95 Wales 8 4 0 0 16
1987 RL XII 1 1 0 0 4
1988 GB tour games 8 7 0 0 28
Source: [1]

[2]

Phil Ford (born 16 March 1961), also known by the nickname of "The Rubber Man", is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Rumney RFC and Cardiff RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage №), Wigan (Heritage № 809), Bradford Northern, Leeds (Heritage №) and Salford, as a fullback, wing or centre.

His brother Steve Ford was a Wales national rugby union team footballer, who was suspended for a period for having played a rugby league trial with Leeds. His nephew is Wales rugby league international Lloyd White.

Ford initially played rugby union in Wales at club level for Cardiff RFC and Rumney RFC. He changed rugby football codes from rugby union to rugby league when he transferred to Warrington during 1981.[3] Ford was selected to go on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour. He was a member of the Great Britain team that won the third Ashes Test in Australia. It was their first victory over Australia since the second Test at Odsal Stadium, Bradford during 1978. He was selected for Wales (RL) to compete in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Ford was nicknamed The Rubber Man due to his elusive running style. Following his rugby league career, he returned to live in Cardiff, and he changed codes from rugby league to rugby union when he transferred to Rumney RFC.

County Cup Final appearances

Phil Ford played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Bradford Northern's 12-12 draw with Castleford in the 1987 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1987, and played right wing in the 11-2 victory over Castleford in the 1987 Yorkshire County Cup Final replay during the 1987–88 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1987.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Rothmans RL Yearbooks
  3. ^ "Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk". wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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