| Geoff Appleford | |
| Birth Name: | Geoff Appleford |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Dundee, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.91m (06.27feet) |
| Weight: | 95kg (209lb) |
| School: | Maritzburg College |
| Ru Position: | Centre |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2000 - 2005 2005 - 2007 |
| Ru Proclubs: | Natal Sharks Mpumalanga Pumas London Irish Northampton Saints |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 75 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (45) |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2002 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 1 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Geoff Appleford (born 26 September 1977 in Dundee, South Africa) is a retired rugby union footballer who played for London Irish at centre, then ended his career with Northampton Saints, although because of injury he never played a competitive game for the club. Geoff also played for England. He was educated at Maritzburg College.
A former Natal Shark and Mpumalanga Puma, Appleford joined London Irish in 2000. He made his England Sevens debut in 2001 and won his full England cap in 2002; qualifying through his grandparents. He was a member of London Irish’s Powergen Cup winning team of 2002, starting in the final and scoring two tries.[1]
In the summer of 2005 Appleford joined Northampton Saints.
In January 2007 Appleford was forced to take early retirement after failing to recover fully from a shoulder injury.
Also, Appleford is possibly the only player to be signed whilst injured and retire having not played a game for them.