George Ford rules out joining father Mike at French giants Toulon
Tuesday 8 November 2016 23:35, UK
England fly-half George Ford says there is no chance of him joining his father at French giants Toulon.
Mike Ford was appointed head coach of the Top-14 side in place of former Italy international Diego Dominguez in October, after initially joining Toulon as backs coach.
He moved to France after being sacked as coach of English Premiership side Bath, whom son George still plays for, following a poor season that saw the west country team finish ninth in the 12-strong table.
His appointment as head coach of Toulon sparked reports that father and son could be reunited on the French south coast but Ford is not prepared to end his England career by playing abroad.
"I don't know what was going on there last week to be honest," Ford said. "It was news to me, anyway.
"Obviously my dad's there but I want to play for England so I want to play in England. After it all came out I had a quick chat with Eddie and said 'I don't know where all that's come from'."
Ford did not rule out playing overseas at a much later stage in his career, however.
"I think it would be a great life experience playing somewhere like France," he said.
"It is a different way of playing and living - you'd probably see the sun and the beach a lot more... I'll see where I am in a few years' time."
