After a challenging autumn
After a challenging autumn, Ford is eager for the Test comeback.
Fly-half As he attempts to recover from a challenging autumn. George Ford believes he is more eager than ever to play for England.
After missing a late drop goal against New Zealand. After a challenging autumn. The 98-cap playmaker saw little action as England lost three of their four November games.
Despite working at the top level for ten years. Ford, 31. Says he still believes he has a thing to make and was not chosen for the victory over Japan.
He told BBC Sport, “I have never been more hungry or desirous.”
“I will take delight in being as consistent as possible. And I will continue to promote and motivate myself to be that.
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“I will attempt to keep positioning myself in that position so that. Can potentially play more games because I still believe I have a lot to offer at the highest level.
“I am still in a great mood and want to have my finest years yet.”
“It leaves a small scar behind.”
Ford missed the summer tour of Japan and New Zealand. Due to injury after starting every game of the 2024 Six Nations, with Marcus Smith. Taking the number 10 shirt instead.
However, Ford missed a penalty and then a drop goal with the final kick of the game after replacing. Smith in the autumn opener against the All Blacks, and England lost 24–22.
In a lengthy interview with the BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast. Ford said, “I am okay with it because I placed myself in the position to attempt and kick it.”
“You will most likely fail a few times if you put yourself in that situation frequently enough. Which is something you obviously do not want to happen.
“I guess it scars you a little bit. But you have to come to terms with the fact that you will not always kick it.
“We could have won the game with that, and I know it was a big occasion. But there are a lot of ups and downs like that throughout your career. And I think I have learned to deal with them a little bit more neutrally than. I would have when I was younger.”
“You would think that the audience would be completely supportive.”
When it looked like Ford would again replace Smith against Australia. Head coach Steve Borthwick moved Smith to full-back, which prompted jeers from a portion of the Twickenham crowd.
“You would expect the fans to be entirely behind you when you are serving your country and you have done it for a long time,” Ford continued.
“This has happened recently with people like Owen [Farrell], so it is not just me. It is amusing to jeer at your own team.
“However, all that matters to me is that my teammates, coaches, and family recognize my worth.”
Additionally, Ford states that he will utilize all of his knowledge to support Smith and his namesake Fin, two younger fly-halves, whoever is chosen in the future.
Ford stated, “I am not saying I know everything there is to know about rugby, but I have been playing internationally since 2014 and have a good deal of experience. If I can pass anything on to Fin or even Marcus, even though he is currently accumulating caps, to help those lads to help the team, then I will do that.”
Since we are all teammates and want to support one another.
I will do everything in my power to help in whatever way I can that week.
“I take great satisfaction in my efforts to be a decent person and a kind guy when it comes to supporting those who might be playing before you.”
Ford will play in the Champions Cup on Friday night when Sale hosts Stuart Lancaster’s Racing 92 in an attempt to bounce back from their loss in Glasgow.
Other England internationals like Luke Cowan-Dickie and Ben Curry are also expected to rejoin the Sharks after taking a break last weekend. Ford sees this as the ideal chance to regain form and momentum on both an individual and team level.
“How you react to things is a lot of the stuff about the game these days, both inside and outside of games,” Ford stated.
“On the field, there are a lot of ups and downs, and the same is true in a larger context. When the England boys returned, they were a little dejected; some of them did not play much, while others did play a little, and things did not turn out the way we had hoped.
“However, it is how you react, how you return here, how you attack the club, and hopefully how you get a run of games.
“I think you will come out on the other side more often than not, but I am a strong believer that there will be some bumps and some bumpy road along the way. The important thing is to keep showing up and responding.”
