George Ford: Being dropped by England will always drive me on. It really hurt

Let down by Sam Burgess, left out by Stuart Lancaster for England’s crunch World Cup matches, George Ford has renewed focus as Bath prepare to begin their European campaign away to Toulon on SundayFor young English rugby players these are the best and worst of times. The promise of a glittering future is still out there but for someone like George Ford, still only 22 and pivotal to England’s future, it has already been a difficult autumn. Now, following the abrupt departures of Sam Burgess and Stuart Lancaster, there is further instability. Two of the supporting pillars of his sporting life ha…