Carl Forster

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Carl Forster
Personal information
Full nameCarl Forster
Born (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 31)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 St Helens 5 0 0 0 0
2012(loan) Swinton Lions 12 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) Rochdale Hornets 12 1 0 0 4
2013(loan) Whitehaven 3 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) London Broncos 5 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) Whitehaven 19 3 0 0 12
2015–16 Salford Red Devils 16 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) Swinton Lions 4 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Whitehaven 34 26 0 0 64
2019–20 Rochdale Hornets 8 3 0 0 0
2020–22 Barrow Raiders 39 2 0 0 8
2023– North Wales Crusaders 22 4 0 0 16
Total 179 41 0 0 112
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2017–18 Whitehaven 71 59 2 10 83
2019 Rochdale Hornets 30 2 0 28 7
2023– North Wales Crusaders 28 12 0 16 43
Total 129 73 2 54 57
Source: [2][3]
As of 16 April 2024

Carl Forster (born 4 June 1992) is an English professional

Betfred League 1
.

He played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints

He has previously coached

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 in the Super League until the end of 2015.

Swinton Lions

In the 2016 season, Forster played for Swinton.

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 September 2019, it was reported that he had signed for Barrow in the RFL League 1 on a Player-only one-year deal.[6]

North Wales Crusaders

On 5 November 2022, it was reported that he had taken up the player-coach role at North Wales Crusaders in the RFL League 1 for the 2023 season.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carl Forster Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ Love Rugby League
  3. ^ Rugby League Project
  4. ^ "St Helens Profile". saintsrlfc.com. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Carl Forster". Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Carl Forster joins Barrow". Love Rugby League. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "North Wales Crusaders appoint player-head coach for 2023". Love Rugby League. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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