Peter Ford (rugby union)
| Full name | Peter John Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 May 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Central School, Gloucester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter John Ford (born 2 May 1932) is an English former rugby union international.
A native of Gloucester, Ford was a blind side flanker and debuted for Gloucester RFC in 1951. By the age of 23, he had been elevated to the club captaincy, which he served in for five seasons. He was a member of the Western Counties team that beat the Wallabies at Bristol in 1957 and four years later captained the representative side against the Springboks. His England call up didn't come until late in his career and he was capped four times, all in the 1964 Five Nations.[1] He continued playing for Gloucester until 1968 and became the first player from the club to appear in 500 games.[2]
Ford has held various administrative roles at Gloucester since retiring, including club chairman and president. He was previously the Gloucestershire representative on the RFU committee, serving four years as an England selector.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hutt, Horace (10 January 1964). "County or country - Ford makes his choice today". Western Daily Press.
- ^ "Ford, Peter". Gloucester Rugby Heritage.
- ^ "Gloucester legend Peter Ford looking forward to another exciting season at Kingsholm". www.thelocalanswer.co.uk. 23 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Peter Ford at ESPNscrum