You go out there and you try to find that game as soon as you're back, but the reality is I think you've got to be patient with it. "Someone said to me anything like an Achilles or an ACL injury, you are looking at seven to eight games. ![]() "I definitely underestimated how you can get back fit, but in terms of actually getting back to your best and sharpness, then that is game time. Would I have felt confident enough if I was selected ? Yes I would have felt confident enough," he said. "I think I am probably in a better place from playing those games. He returned at the start of 2023 and was soon drafted into England's Six Nations set-up, but didn't make a matchday squad with Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith commandeering the fly-half role.īut after a run of games for Sale in recent months, 81-cap Ford says he is in peak physical condition with the Rugby World Cup a matter of months away. Subscribe to the Rugby Union Weekly podcastįord suffered a serious Achilles injury in the early stages of the 2022 final against Saracens, ruling him out for seven months.Read: A week in the life of a Premiership referee. ![]() "Even though there might be some parts of the game very similar to what we did last year, or even better that what we did last year, they have probably added a bit more as well. "I think Wiggy is a coach who will always try and improve and evolve the team," Ford told the BBC Rugby Union Weekly podcast. ![]() He added: "The run of form they have put together, the players they have got back especially in the pack, and Handre at 10 has made a huge difference to the way they are playing."įord was the tactical fulcrum at the centre of Leicester's run to the final last season, but denies his insider knowledge will be a decisive factor in Sale's favour on Sunday. Sale dispatched Leicester at a canter in December, winning 40-5, but the Tigers have rallied to reach the last four and book a meeting with the second-placed Sharks at the AJ Bell. "Compared to last time we played them they are a different animal," Ford said. Ford, who won the title with Leicester in 2022, says the Tigers are a much-improved outfit to the one that struggled in the new year.
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