Reginald Forrest (12 May 1878 – 11 April 1903) was an English international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 12 May 1878 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 April 1903 (aged 24) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Minehead, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Bristol, Forrest was educated at Independent College (Taunton Grammar) and Christ's College, Blackheath.[1]
Forrest, a speedy wing three-quarter, was based in Taunton as an electrical engineer after finishing school and played for Taunton RFC. He made 26 representative appearances for Somerset, with 10 tries. After moving to London, Forrest played rugby for Blackheath FC.[1]
From 1899 to 1903, Forrest was capped six times for England. He was amongst England's best players in their 1902 Calcutta Cup win over Scotland.[2] In 1903, Forrest travelled to Dublin for a Home Nations match and while there contracted typhoid from contaminated oysters. He was well enough to play a further match against Scotland on 21 March, but fell ill soon after, dying of the disease three weeks later.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The Death of R. Forrest". Bristol Evening Herald. 14 April 1903.
- ^ "The Late Reginald Forrest". Leicester Mercury. 2 January 1904.
- ^ "Football Notes". Devon and Exeter Gazette. 13 April 1903.
External links
edit- Reginald Forrest at ESPNscrum