FORMER Great Britain halfback Mike Ford has paid a warm tribute to Darryl Van de Velde, the former Castleford, Huddersfield and Warrington coach who has died aged 72 in his native Australia.
Ford says Van de Velde - who signed him for Castleford from Oldham ahead of the 1991-92 season, when he led the Wheldon Road side to a second successive YorMike Ford’s heartfelt tribute to mentor Darryl Van de Velde following death
FORMER Great Britain halfback Mike Ford has paid a warm tribute to Darryl Van de Velde, the former Castleford, Huddersfield and Warrington coach who has died aged 72 in his native Australia.
Ford says Van de Velde - who signed him for Castleford from Oldham ahead of the 1991-92 season, when he led the Wheldon Road side to a second successive Yor