England rugby union team George Ford: ‘You play rugby because you enjoy it. It's easy to lose sight of that' England fly-half George Ford says he has mellowed but admits to having an obsessive perfectionist side that needs to be harnessed George Ford is happy to be back with Leicester. Photograph: Flick.digitalIf George Ford could be granted three wishes on the eve of a potentially gripping Six Nations he would make the following requests. It’s easy to lose sight of that sometimes.”With his 25th birthday fast approaching, Ford is increasingly realising that life – and top-level rugby – cannot always be precisely micro-managed. Sometimes it’s easy for people who watch on TV to assume things because they see you in game mode.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2018 08:15 UTC