Carl Forster (born 4 June 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and is the head coach for the North Wales Crusaders in League 1.
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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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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
editForster was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.
Playing career
editSt Helens
editHe 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
editHe played for Salford in the Super League until the end of 2015.
Swinton Lions
editIn the 2016 season, Forster played for Swinton.
Whitehaven RLFC
editFor the 2017 season, Forster played for Whitehaven while also serving as the team's head coach.
Rochdale Hornets
editIn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "North Wales Crusaders appoint player-head coach for 2023". Love Rugby League. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.