Alex Mockford

Alex Mockford
BornAlex Mockford
(1981-05-03) 3 May 1981
England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Number Eight
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Sutton and Epsom
2006-08 Esher
Sutton and Epsom
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999-2003 Harlequins
2003-2004 Pau
2004 Glasgow Warriors
2005 Bristol
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
England U18
England U19
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionBack row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 Wakefield Trinity 2

Alex Mockford (born 3 May 1981, in England) is a former English rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors, Harlequins, Bristol and Pau at the Number Eight position.

Amateur career

Mockford started with Sutton and Epsom.[1]

He played with Esher from 2006 to 2008.[2][3][4] He later played for Sutton and Epsom again.[5][6][7]

Professional career

He started with Harlequins in 1999.[8] He stayed with them until 2003.[9][10][11]

Mockford played with Pau in 2003–04.[12] He played 4 matches in the European Challenge Cup for the French side.[13]

Mockford had a trial with Glasgow Warriors in the 2004–05 season.[12] He played a pre-season friendly against Sale Sharks.[14][15] However during the match Mockford suffered a knee injury which ultimately put paid to his Glasgow ambitions.[16]

The injury, of a cruciate ligament, keep him sidelined from rugby for 10 months. After this lay-off he was taken on by Bristol.[17][18]

International career

Mockford played for England at Under 18 and Under 19 level and for England Students.[12]

Rugby League

In 2006 he played a couple of trial matches for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[19]

Outside rugby

Mockford has now built a career in marketing for the gambling industry.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sutton & Epsom RFC".
  2. ^ "History Alex Mockford".
  3. ^ "Past Players: Where are they now?".
  4. ^ "Rotherham Titans 29 Esher 24". 8 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Sutton slump in drab match". 20 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Sutton won't panic". 21 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Whitaker hat-trick for rampant Sutton". November 2010.
  8. ^ a b LinkedIn Profile
  9. ^ "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - English - Quins ring the changes". 13 May 2003.
  10. ^ getreading (8 May 2003). "Kronfeld lends support to Kays Memorial Game".
  11. ^ "Busy Zurich transfer market". 7 July 2003.
  12. ^ a b c "Two Players On Trial With Glasgow - Glasgow Warriors".
  13. ^ "Player Archive". Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  14. ^ Reid, Alasdair (20 August 2004). "Players left in limbo amid uneasy truce".
  15. ^ "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Scottish - Glasgow to assess duo". 20 August 2004.
  16. ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Glasgow v Sale Sharks".
  17. ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Mockford on comeback trail".
  18. ^ "NEC Harlequins 2ndXV 56 - 15 Bristol United".
  19. ^ "2006 Friendlies Thread". 17 December 2005.