Jack Ford (rugby)
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John Alfred Ford was a rugby union
player who represented Australia
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Ford, a number eight, was born in Sheffield, Tasmania
and claimed a total of 11 international rugby caps for Australia.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who represented Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Ford, a number eight, was born in Sheffield, Tasmania
Sheffield, Tasmania
Sheffield is a town situated 23 km inland from Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia's island state. Sheffield has long been the rural hub for the Mount Roland area. The Sheffield area is well known for its high quality butterfat production via dairy farming. The area is...
and claimed a total of 11 international rugby caps for Australia.
Published sources
- Howell, Max (2006) Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains (2005) Celebrity Books, New Zealand