Education
He was educated at Maritzburg College.
He was educated at Maritzburg College.
Geoff also played for England. A former Natal Shark and Mpumalanga Puma, Appleford joined London Irish in 2000. 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.
He was a member of London Irish’s Powergen Cup winning team of 2002, starting in the final and scoring two tries.
