Jack Forster

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Jack Forster
Birth nameJack Forster
Date of birth (1987-03-19) 19 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Wigan, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb) [1]
School Bolton School
Hartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Sale Sharks
Youth career
1996 - 98 Aspull
1998 - 03 Sedgley Park
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003 - 05 Sale Sharks ()
2005 - 09 Gloucester Rugby 27 (5)
2007 - 09 → Moseley (D-R) 18 (0)
2009 - Sale Sharks 14 (14)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 - England Saxons

Jack Forster (born 19 March 1987 in Wigan, England) is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership. He usually plays at prop.

Forster played rugby for both Bolton School and Aspull Rugby Club. He moved onto playing for Sedgley Park Rugby Club before being contracted by Sale Sharks. While at Bolton School he was named as School Captain and Captain of the Rugby team.

Forster scored a try on his first appearance for both Gloucester Rugby [2] and England Saxons, the latter coming against the USA at the 2007 Churchill Cup. [3]

For the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons Forster, like the other England Academy players at Gloucester Rugby, was dual-registered with Moseley and played for both clubs during this time.

Once again in 2008, Forster was selected in the England Saxons squad, to compete at the 2008 Churchill Cup. [4]

In March 2009, Forster was re-signed for Sale Sharks on a two-year deal. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gloucester Rugby". web page. Gloucester Rugby. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Jack's big impact". St Helens Star. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "England Saxons 51–3 USA". BBC. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Saxons clinch Churchill Cup glory". ESPN Scrum. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Sale sign Forster from Gloucester". BBC. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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