Alex Mockford
Birth nameAlex Mockford
Date of birth (1981-05-03) 3 May 1981
Place of birthEngland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Back row
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006 Wakefield Trinity ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) 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 ()
2003-04 Pau ()
2004 Glasgow Warriors ()
2005 Bristol ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
England U18
– England U19

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".
  5. ↑ "Sutton slump in drab match".
  6. ↑ "Sutton won't panic".
  7. ↑ "Whitaker hat-trick for rampant Sutton".
  8. 1 2 https://gg.linkedin.com/in/alex-mockford-a9328b106%5B%5D
  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. 1 2 3 "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. "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".
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