Johnathon Ford

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Johnathon Ford
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Personal information
Full nameJohnathon Ford
Born (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 (age 34)
Toronto, New South Wales, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Fullback, Centre, Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010–11 Sydney Roosters 30000
2011–21 Toulouse Olympique 1905301121
2022–23 Featherstone Rovers 1740016
2023– Limoux Grizzlies 00000
Total2105701137
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009- Cook Islands 91004
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 7 December 2023

Johnathon Ford (born 17 August 1989) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays for Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship.

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He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League and for Toulouse Olympique and Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship..

Background

Ford was born in Toronto, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Cook Island and Irish descent. He is a cousin of former Hull Kingston Rovers player Byron Ford.

Ford played his junior football for the Macquarie Scorpions before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Ford played for the Knights' NYC team in 2008 and 2009, scoring eight tries and kicking one goal in 30 games. [4] In 2010, Ford signed with the Sydney Roosters. In Round 23 of the 2010 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In 2012, Ford signed with Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship. [5] Ford continued playing for the Cook Islands team in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. In 2014, Ford joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup. [6] In 2015, Ford continued to play with the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup, helping them to the New South Wales Cup Grand final.

Toulouse Olympique

2011-2012

On 26 September 2011, Toulouse announced that they had signed the 22 year old Ford from Sydney Roosters in the NRL. [7] He played three times for the Roosters in the NRL in 2011. Ford's debut for Toulouse was delayed by a week, due to international duty with the Cook Islands. He made his debut for TO on 22 October 2011 in the second game of the French Elite 1 2011/12 season, a 22–14 victory at Stade Arnauné against Pia. This was Toulouse's first season back in the French competition, having played the previous three seasons in the British Championship. Ford played in all of the remaining 18 league and play-off matches for Toulouse that season, scoring four tries. [8]

2018

In October 2018, he signed a contract extension for the 2019 season. [9] It was reported that several Super League sides, including Castleford Tigers were interested in Ford. [10]

2020

In July 2020, Ford extended his contract for a further two years until the end of the 2022 season. [11]

2021

In March, Toulouse announced that Ford would step up from vice-captain to replace Con Mika, who had moved to Villeneuve as captain for the 2021 season. [12] On 10 October 2021, Ford captained Toulouse in their victory over Featherstone in the Million Pound Game which saw him lift the Championship trophy as the club earned promotion to the Super League for the first time in their history. [13]

Limoux Grizzlies

On 7 December 2023, it was reported that Ford had signed with Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship. [14]

International career

In 2009, Ford played three games for the Cook Islands in the 2009 Pacific Cup. On 17 October 2015, Ford captained the Cook Islands in their Asia-Pacific Qualifier match against Tonga for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Ford was selected in the 24 man Cook Islands team for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. In the opening round of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, Ford earned man of the match honours in the Cook Islands 18-12 victory over minnows Wales. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Johnathan Ford rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ↑ itsrugby
  3. ↑ loverugbyleague
  4. ↑ Johnathon Ford at rleague.com
  5. ↑ "Official Crusaders RL web site". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  6. ↑ VB NSW Cup Previews – Round Fourteen. NSWRL. Retrieved on 2016-10-07.
  7. ↑ "Toulouse recruit a half-back from Sydney Roosters". to13.com. 26 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "FORD, Johnathon 2011-12 playing statistics". itsrugby.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "In demand Johnathon Ford signs extended deal with Toulouse". 10 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Toulouse secure significant coup". totalrl.com. 10 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Johnathon Ford extends Toulouse stay". 6 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ford to captain TO in quest for Super League". loverugbyleague.co.uk. 19 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Toulouse promoted to Super League after beating Featherstone". Sky Sports.
  14. ↑ "Ex-Featherstone Rovers and Toulouse Olympique halfback Johnathon Ford finds new club". Total Rugby League. 7 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup: Wales 12-18 Cook Islands - Steve Marsters seals Kukis' victory". www.bbc.co.uk.
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