Paul Ackford

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Paul Ackford
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1958-02-26) 26 February 1958
Place of birth	Hanover, West Germany
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Playing career
Position	Lock
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1988-1991	England	25	(4)

Paul Ackford (born 26 February 1958) is a former English rugby union international who played lock forward. He was formerly an inspector in the Metropolitan Police, and is now a columnist for The Telegraph.^[1]

Ackford was born in Hanover, West Germany. Educated at Plymouth College and Cambridge University, he played lock for England B aged 21 and represented Cambridge in the 1979 Varsity Match, but did not make an impact until joining Harlequins and the Police in 1988. After impressing for the London Division against the touring Wallabies, he made his England debut on 5 November 1988 against Australia, aged 30.

Partnering Wade Dooley, Ackford became an important part of the new side captained by Will Carling. He went on the 1989 British Lions tour to Australia, where he played in all three tests.

In 1990 he was knocked unconscious when blindsided by the young Argentine front row forward Federico Mendez, which saw Mendez sent off. Mendez later claimed it was a case of mistaken identity, and that he had meant to hit Jeff Probyn, because he had "stamped on my goolies".^[2] Ackford was part of the England side which won the Five Nations Grand Slam in 1991. He retired from international rugby after the 1991 World Cup,won by Australia, becoming a journalist and writing for the Sunday Telegraph.

References

↑ "Paul Ackford - Sunday Telegraph's Rugby Union Columnist". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
↑ Glover, Tim (2008-10-09). "Ruck stars: Hitting it off in the world of rugby". The Independent (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 2010-05-18.

External links

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1989 Australia tour

Forwards	Ackford Calder Chilcott Dooley Griffiths Jeffrey Lenihan Moore Norster Richards Robinson Smith Sole Teague White Young

Backs	Andrew Armstrong Chalmers Clement Dean Devereux Dods Evans Guscott Hall G. Hastings S. Hastings Jones Mullin Oti Underwood Carling (withdrew - injury)

Coach	McGeechan

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1989 in Paris

Forwards	Ackford Griffiths Robinson Smith Egerton (did not tour Australia) Probyn (did not tour Australia) Cronin (did not tour Australia) Matthews (did not tour Australia)

Backs	Andrew (c.) Guscott G. Hastings S. Hastings Jones Mullin Underwood

Coach	McGeechan

v t e Four Home Unions XV – 1990 The Skilball Trophy

Forwards	B C Moore England M Griffiths Wales P J Ackford in bio England D F Cronin in teamsheet Scotland N P Francis Ireland J Jeffrey Scotland P J Winterbottom England N P Mannion Ireland J A Probyn England K S Milne Scotland D J Turnbull Scotland D M B Sole Scotland

Backs	S M Bates England A G Hastings Scotland A G Stanger Scotland W D C Carling England J C Guscott England R Underwood England C R Andrew England R J Hill England C H Chalmers Scotland

Coach	TBC

v t e England squad – 1991 Rugby World Cup Runners-up

Forwards	Ackford Dooley Leonard Moore Olver Pearce Probyn Redman Rees Rendall Richards Skinner Teague Winterbottom

Backs	Andrew Carling (c) Guscott Halliday Heslop Hill Hodgkinson Oti R. Underwood Webb

Coach	Cooke

Persondata
Name	Ackford, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	Rugby player
Date of birth	26 February 1958
Place of birth	Hanover, West Germany
Date of death
Place of death

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