Carl Forster
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| Full name | Carl Forster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1992 St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carl Forster (born 4 June 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Barrow Raiders in Betfred League 1, and a former head coach.
He played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints
He has previously coached Whitehaven in League 1 and the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.
Background[]
Forster was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.
Playing career[]
St Helens[]
He signed for Saints from local amateur club Pilkington Recs in 2009. 2011's Super League XVI was his first as a professional with St. Helens. He enjoyed Grand Final success with St. Helens Academy.[4] In June 2012, Carl signed a 2-year contract with St. Helens.[5]
Salford Red Devils[]
He played for Salford Red Devils in the Super League until the end of 2015.
Swinton Lions[]
For 2016 season he played for Swinton Lions.
Whitehaven RLFC[]
For the 2017 season, Forster played for Whitehaven while also serving as the team's head coach.
Rochdale Hornets[]
In 2019 Forster moved on to the Rochdale Hornets as player-coach before moving back to Whitehaven that season on loan after re-signing from Rochdale.
Barrow Raiders[]
On 23 Sep 2019 it was reported that he had signed for Barrow Raiders in the RFL League 1 on a Player-only 1-year deal[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Carl Forster Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "St Helens Profile". saintsrlfc.com. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Carl Forster". Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Carl Forster joins Barrow". Love Rugby League. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Barrow Raiders players
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- London Broncos players
- Pilkington Recs players
- Rochdale Hornets coaches
- Rochdale Hornets players
- Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside
- Rugby league props
- Salford Red Devils players
- Swinton Lions players
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. coaches
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players