Overview

• Sale announced the new three-year contract on October 15, with reporting indicating it is set to run beyond the 2027 World Cup.
• Ford said his priority is playing consistently well for Sale as the route to continued England selection.
• The 32-year-old has opened the Premiership season with 30 points in Sale’s first three matches.
• Director of rugby Alex Sanderson praised Ford as being in the form of his life and as a player the club has built around.
• With Fin Smith, Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell also on Premiership deals, England’s fly-half options are concentrated domestically ahead of Borthwick’s autumn squad.