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
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011–14 St Helens 50000
2012(loan)Swinton Lions 120000
2013(loan)Rochdale Hornets 121004
2013(loan)Whitehaven 31004
2014(loan)London Broncos 50000
2014(loan)Whitehaven 1930012
2015–16 Salford Red Devils 161004
2016(loan)Swinton Lions 40000
2017–18 Whitehaven 34260064
2019–20 Rochdale Hornets 83000
2020–22 Barrow Raiders 392008
2023– North Wales Crusaders 2240016
Total1794100112
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
201718 Whitehaven 715921083
2019 Rochdale Hornets 3020287
2023 North Wales Crusaders 251001540
Total1267125356
Source: [2] [3]
As of 24 March 2024

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 Betfred League 1.

Contents

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 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.