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'Incredibly proud' Ford stays at Sale
Liverpool Echo
|October 16, 2025
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SALE Sharks and England fly-half George Ford has committed his long-term future to the club by signing a new three-year contract.
The Oldham-born 32-year-old, who has won 102 England caps, became Shark #358 when he returned home to the north to sign for Sale ahead of the 2022/23 season.
After recovering from an achilles injury, he led the team to a Prem final in his first season and has gone on to make 44 Sharks appearances, scoring 341 points.
This season, he produced a player of the match performance in round one, before slotting two trademark drop goals in a narrow defeat to former club Bath in round two.
On Friday night he kicked 12 points to guide Sharks to a record 57-5 win over Newcastle Red Bulls.
On the international front, George made his England debut in 2014 and played a key role as Eddie Jones's men reached the World Cup final in 2019. This summer he won his 100th cap as he guided England to a series win in Argentina.
This story is from the October 16, 2025 edition of Liverpool Echo.
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