Johnathon Ford


Johnathon Ford is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship. He mainly plays in the halves but is also comfortable slotting into fullback and centre.
He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.

Background

Ford was born in Toronto, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Cook Island and Irish descent. He is a cousin of former Hull Kingston Rovers player Byron Ford.
Ford played his junior football for the Macquarie Scorpions before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Ford played for the Knights' NYC team in 2008 and 2009, scoring 8 tries and kicking 1 goal in 30 games. In 2009, Ford played 3 games for the Cook Islands in the 2009 Pacific Cup. In 2010, Ford signed with the Sydney Roosters. In Round 23 of the 2010 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In 2012, Ford signed with Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship. Ford continued playing for the Cook Islands team in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
In 2014, Ford joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup.
In 2015, Ford continued to play with the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup, helping them to the New South Wales Cup Grand final.
On 17 October 2015, Ford captained the Cook Islands in their Asia-Pacific Qualifier match against Tonga for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
Ford played for Toulouse in their inaugural season in League 1, winning the competition's player of the year award.