{"id":189666,"date":"2025-10-10T04:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/189666\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T04:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:45:08","slug":"england-fly-half-george-ford-signs-big-contract-after-approach-from-r360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/189666\/","title":{"rendered":"England fly-half George Ford signs big contract after approach from R360"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England fly-half\u00a0George Ford\u00a0has turned down a huge payday from rugby\u2019s rebel league\u00a0R360\u00a0to sign a\u00a0new three-year contract\u00a0with\u00a0Sale Sharks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-15177217\/George-Ford-REJECTS-big-money-rugby-breakaway-league-deal-makes-major-decision-future.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to\u00a0Mail Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old \u2014 who co-captained England and wore the  No.10 jersey\u00a0throughout the summer tour of Argentina \u2014 has committed his future to the Gallagher Prem side\u00a0beyond the 2027 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel\/AbYd2l05pp1bM_Ix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel <\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest Ford could have pocketed close to\u00a0\u00a31 million a season\u00a0had he joined R360, but instead he\u2019s chosen to stay loyal to Sale and continue playing in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Rugby scribe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-196\/nik-simon.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nik Simon<\/a> has also revealed that Eddie Jones\u00a0had reportedly sounded out Ford about a move to\u00a0Japan, while former club\u00a0Leicester Tigers\u00a0were also said to be circling.<\/p>\n<p>His decision comes as a huge boost for\u00a0Alex Sanderson\u2019s\u00a0side, especially after playmaker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/rugby-transfer-round-up-cheslin-kolbe-louis-rees-zammit-maro-itoje\/3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rob du Preez\u00a0confirmed his departure<\/a> to\u00a0France\u00a0for next season.<\/p>\n<p>Ford will rejoin\u00a0Steve Borthwick\u2019s England squad\u00a0next week as preparations begin for the\u00a0autumn internationals.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Sale star is\u00a0the Premiership\u2019s standout fly-half, with\u00a0Fin Smith\u00a0and\u00a0Marcus Smith\u00a0yet to feature this season after limited involvement in the\u00a02025 Lions tour.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcac\u00a0RUCK\u2019s Take:\u00a0Ford\u2019s loyalty is a massive statement \u2014 both for Sale and for English rugby. With R360 dangling eye-watering offers, keeping one of the country\u2019s sharpest tactical minds in the Premiership is a serious win.<\/p>\n<p>EDITORS PICKS:<\/p>\n<p>Wealthiest Rugby Couples:<\/p>\n<p>10. David Pocock &amp; Emma Palandri \u2013 \u00a31.5 million<\/p>\n<p>Former Australian rugby star\u00a0David Pocock\u00a0and his wife,\u00a0Emma Palandri, have diversified their wealth through post-rugby careers. Pocock is now an Australian senator, while Palandri co-founded social enterprise projects focusing on sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>9. Nigel Owens &amp; Barrie Jones-Davies \u2013 \u00a32 million<\/p>\n<p>Nigel Owens, Welsh former rugby referee, is a motivational speaker, commentator, and farmer. Together with his partner,\u00a0Barrie Jones-Davies, they\u2019ve cultivated a modest fortune built on Owens\u2019 post-rugby ventures.<\/p>\n<p>8. Owen Farrell &amp; Georgie Farrell \u2013 \u00a33 million<\/p>\n<p>England captain\u00a0Owen Farrell\u00a0and his wife,\u00a0Georgie Farrell, an events manager, have accumulated a solid fortune through rugby salaries and personal business ventures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/england-fly-half-george-ford-signs-big-contract-after-approach-from-r360\/2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CONTINUES ON PAGE TWO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England fly-half\u00a0George Ford\u00a0has turned down a huge payday from rugby\u2019s rebel league\u00a0R360\u00a0to sign a\u00a0new three-year contract\u00a0with\u00a0Sale Sharks, according&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-189666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}