Ford praised for match-winning show

06 September 2014The 21-year-old fly-half eclipsed opposite number Danny Cipriani with an impressive 19-point haul with the boot as well as creating tries for Anthony Watson and Semesa Rokoduguni.

Both Ford and Cipriani were keen to impress watching England coaches Stuart Lancaster and Andy Farrell ahead of next month's naming of the senior Elite Player Squad for the autumn international campaign.

Ford missed England's summer tour to New Zealand after being forced to undergo shoulder surgery but he looked back to something approaching his best at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Booth …