Cole Forbes

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Cole Forbes
Birth nameCole Devon Forbes
Date of birth (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Pukekohe, New Zealand
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–23 Glasgow Warriors 38 (55)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–20 Bay of Plenty 5 (5)
2023 Bay of Plenty 4 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024 Blues 0 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 New Zealand U20 3 (0)
Correct as of 25 February 2021

Cole Forbes (born 10 August 1999) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player and plays for Bay of Plenty and the Blues in New Zealand. He played for Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship. Forbes' primary position is wing or fullback.

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Rugby Union career

Professional career

Forbes was played for Bay of Plenty in the Mitre 10 Cup from 2018 to 2020. [2] He credits ex-Glasgow Warrior Hugh Blake, who was a teammate at Bay of Plenty, for the opportunity to move to Glasgow. "[Hugh] found out I had Scottish grandparents. He set the groundwork for me and went to find out if anyone would be keen to take me on. The three-month trial came up with Glasgow and things went better than I thought. It was always on my mind to play in Scotland during my career, I just never thought the opportunity would come this early." [3] He joined Glasgow Warriors in February 2021. [4] He is Scottish qualified.

He started for the Warriors in their match against Leinster on 28 February 2021, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 323. [5] He won Warrior of the Month for April 2021. He made 38 caps for the club, scoring 11 tries. He was released by the Warriors in the summer of 2023.

International career

In June 2021 Forbes was called up to the Scotland squad for the Summer internationals. [6]

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References

  1. "Cole Forbes". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. "2020 BAY OF PLENTY STEAMERS SQUAD NAMED" (Press release). Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "Forbes fresh and ready to earn starting place for Rainbow Cup".
  4. "Glasgow Warriors bring in Forbes". Glasgow Warriors. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. "Leinster v Glasgow Warriors LIVE score updates". 28 February 2021.
  6. "Scotland: Seventeen uncapped players in squad for summer Tests". BBC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.