Steve Ford - Wing
Cardiff
| Height | 183 |
| Weight | 79 |
| Date Of Birth | 15/08/1965 |
| Place Of Birth | Cardiff |
| Education | Rumney High School |
| Clubs | Cardiff, Rumney |
| Honours | Wales, Wales A, Wales B |
| Invitational | Crawshays |
Stephen Paul "Steve" Ford was born in Cardiff in August 1965 and played as a schoolboy for Rumney High School. In 1983 he joined Rumney but a year later played two rugby league trial matches for Leeds. Although he never played for Leeds the Welsh Rugby Union deemed that attending the trials had been an act of professionalism and suspended Ford from playing rugby union. In April 1985 Ford's suspension was lifted and he was allowed to play union again, joining Cardiff. In 1990 he won his first international cap, facing Ireland in the 1990 Five Nations Championship. Ford was utilised on the wing, and scored a try on his debut. He was next selected for Wales on their 1990 summer tour of Namibia going on to gain eight Welsh caps. Steve Ford played 234 games for Cardiff, scoring 198 tries – breaking the previous record of 184 held by Bleddyn Williams.
Steve Ford was inducted into the Cardiff Rugby Hall of Fame in 2019.
Steve Ford was inducted into the Cardiff Rugby Hall of Fame in 2019.
| COMPETITION | PLAYED | T | C | P | DG | PTS | YC | RC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-1998 Heineken Cup | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997-1998 WRU Challenge Trophy | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996-1997 Anglo-Welsh Cup | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996-1997 SWALEC Cup | 3 + 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996-1997 WRU National League | 13 + 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995-1996 Heineken Cup | 3 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995-1996 Heineken League | 17 + 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995-1996 SWALEC Cup | 2 + 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994-1995 Heineken League | 19 + 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994-1995 SWALEC Cup | 5 + 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 Fiji Tour of Wales & Ireland | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993-1994 Heineken League | 11 + 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993-1994 SWALEC Cup | 4 + 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 South Africa Tour of UK | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992-1993 Heineken League | 11 + 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992-1993 Schweppes Cup | 1 + 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991-1992 Heineken League | 14 + 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991-1992 Schweppes Cup | 1 + 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990-1991 Heineken League | 14 + 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990-1991 Schweppes Cup | 3 + 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989-1990 Schweppes Cup | 3 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988-1989 Schweppes Cup | 5 + 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 New Zealand Tour of Canada, Wales & Ireland | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||