Talented Ford ‘overshadowed by Owen Farrell’

By PAUL REES

SIR ALEX Ferguson’s success at Manchester United was based partly on the manager’s knowing when it was time to move a player on, no matter how big his reputation. Even David Beckham was sent on his way.Eddie Jones has shown a similar ruthlessness with England, easing out the likes of Mike Brown, Danny Care and Chris Robshaw before the last World Cup while the Vunipola bothers and George Ford, World Cup finalists two years ago, were dropped from the squad this autumn.Ford has looked anything but a former England player for Leicester. Last weekend, he astu...

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