England fly-half George Ford returning to Leicester Tigers

The 23-year-old is leaving for their Premiership rivals at the end of the season with Freddie Burns going in the other direction.

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ENGLAND FLY-HALF George Ford has agreed to rejoin Leicester Tigers for the start of next season in a deal which will see Freddie Burns move to Bath.

Ford has been linked with a switch away from Bath since the Premiership club sacked his father Mike Ford as head coach last May and the Tigers emerged as front-runners for the 23-year-old.

And Leicester confirmed this morning that their star academy graduate will head back to Welford Road, with Burns moving in the opposite direction to join his hometown club.

Leicester Tigers have completed the signing of England fly-half @George_Fordy for the start of the 2017/18 season pic.twitter.com/NDunOyy4SZ
— Leicester Tigers (@LeicesterTigers) February 14, 2017

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