Carl Forster

Carl Forster (born 4 June 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Barrow Raiders in Betfred League 1, and a former head coach.

Carl Forster
Personal information
Full nameCarl Forster
Born (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 St Helens 5 0 0 0 0
2012(loan) → Swinton Lions 12 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 12 1 0 0 4
2013(loan) → Whitehaven 3 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) → London Broncos 5 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) → Whitehaven 19 3 0 0 12
2015–16 Salford Red Devils 16 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) → Swinton Lions 4 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Whitehaven 34 26 0 0 64
2019–20 Rochdale Hornets 8 3 0 0 0
2020– Barrow Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Total 118 35 0 0 88
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2017–18 Whitehaven 71 59 2 10 83
2019 Rochdale Hornets 0 0 0 0
Total 71 59 2 10 83
As of 21 March 2021
Source: [2][3]

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 Red Devils in the Super League until the end of 2015.

Swinton Lions

For 2016 season he played for Swinton Lions.

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 Sep 2019 it was reported that he had signed for Barrow Raiders in the RFL League 1 on a Player-only 1-year deal[6]

References
  1. "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.
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