Johnathon Ford
Encyclopedia
Jonathan "Jono" Ford also spelt as Johnathon Ford, is a rugby league
footballer for the Sydney Roosters
of the National Rugby League
. He plays at five-eighth and fullback in the Under-20s Toyota Cup competition and gained selection for the Cook Islands national team in 2009.
, Ford played his junior football for the Macquarie United Scorpions. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Toyota Cup side in 2008 and 2009 and made his debut in the Telstra Premiership on 13 August 2010 against the Cronulla Sharks.
squad for the Rugby League Pacific Cup. The Cook Islands made it to the grand final but went down to the Papua New Guinea
team.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He plays at five-eighth and fullback in the Under-20s Toyota Cup competition and gained selection for the Cook Islands national team in 2009.
Playing career
Hailing from Toronto, New South WalesToronto, New South Wales
Toronto is a town within the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, approximately from Newcastle's central business district and is a commercial hub for the sprawling suburbs on the western shore of the lake.-History:...
, Ford played his junior football for the Macquarie United Scorpions. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Toyota Cup side in 2008 and 2009 and made his debut in the Telstra Premiership on 13 August 2010 against the Cronulla Sharks.
Representative career
Ford was named in the Cook IslandsCook Islands national rugby league team
-2008 World Cup Qualifying:See 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifyingThe Cook Islands played Fiji, Tonga and Samoa in the Pacific pool of Qualifying for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Fiji and Tonga qualified, and Samoa earned a second chance in the repecharge round...
squad for the Rugby League Pacific Cup. The Cook Islands made it to the grand final but went down to the Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea internationally in the sport of rugby league football.In Papua New Guinea, Rugby league is highly popular and is regarded as the country’s national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls...
team.